Albany Law Review articles from September 2002

Albany Law Review archives from September 2002

Dedication: Honorable Thomas M. Whalen III 1934-2002.(attorney and former Mayor of Albany, New York)(Testimonial)
September 22, 2002... This issue of the Albany Law Review is dedicated to the memory of the Honorable Thomas M. Whalen III. Honorable Whalen was a 1955 graduate of Manhattan College and a 1958 graduate of Albany Law School of Union University. The Honorable...

The Honorable Thomas M. Whalen III: an insightful pioneer.(Testimonial)
September 22, 2002... On March 4, 2002, Albany Law School and the entire Albany community lost an outstanding individual and friend when Thomas W. Whalen III was tragically killed in an automobile accident. At the time of his passing, former Mayor Whalen, who had...

A tribute to the Honorable Thomas M. Whalen III.(former Mayor of Albany, New York)(Testimonial)
September 22, 2002... Tom Whalen was a special friend to me and many. The litany of characteristics by which this gentleman became appreciated is very long and varied. My personal testimonial lists only some of the exemplary qualities I observed in him over the many...

Remembering the Honorable Thomas M. Whalen III.(law teacher)(Testimonial)
September 22, 2002... I met Tom Whalen's father six years before I ever met Tom. I worked for the New York State Department of Audit and Control where Tom's father was in top management, and at the same time I was also a night student at Siena College. I met...

The multimember district: a study of the multimember district and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
September 22, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION During the 1960s, the combination of two struggles gave African Americans the opportunity to fully participate in the political process. The first was the reapportionment revolution that began with Baker v. Carr. (1) The...

Linguistics in law.
September 22, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION Many judges react against judicial activism. The politics are notorious. The methodology, though, is not necessarily controversial. Deciding "objectively" by following precedent, tried principles, and--as much as...

The importance of due process protections after welfare reform: client stories from New York City.
September 22, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (1) threatens the due process protections that, for over thirty years, have applied to public assistance programs throughout the country. This...

Acid rain and the Adirondacks: a legislative history.
September 22, 2002... I. THE ADIRONDACK PARK The Adirondack Park contains six-million acres--more than twice the size of Yellowstone National Park--and is larger than the entire neighboring state of Massachusetts. (1) Private citizens own about half of the land...

The Pioneer Fund and the scientific study of human differences.
September 22, 2002... INTRODUCTION A. For the Record B. A Roster of Distinguished Americans C. Pioneer's Contributions to the Science of Human Diversity I. ARE LOMBARDO'S CHARGES CREDIBLE? A. Is the Bell Curve really "Link(ed) to...

The right to die versus the right to live, who decides? The long and wandering road to a legislative solution.(New York)
September 22, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION The decision whether or not to remove life-sustaining treatment is an important factor in determining when and how a person's life comes to an end. For terminally ill patients, the right to refuse medical treatment is often...

"Onan's transgression": the continuing legal battle over prisoners' procreation rights.
September 22, 2002... I. INTRODUCTION: THE LANDSCAPE IN WHICH GERBER V. HICKMAN WAS CONCEIVED Emerging from the shadows of a federal prison, William Gerber challenged a California corrections policy that prevented him from artificially inseminating his wife...