Vol. 75 No. 4, June - June 2012
Index
- Editor's foreword.
- On the many reasons for our gratitude to Chief Justice Christine M. Durham.
- The successful creation of a platform for debate: Utah Chief Justice Christine M. Durham's legacy embodied in American Bush v. City of South Salt Lake.
- Chief Justice Christine M. Durham: trailblazer, pioneer, exemplar.
- In dedication to Chief Justice Christine M. Durham.
- A champion of state constitutions.
- Tribute to Chief Justice Durham: the "special responsibility" of lawyers and judges.
- Civic engagement and education - a chief passion for the chief, Christine Durham.
- Chief Judge Lawrence H. Cooke Sixth Annual State Constitutional Commentary Symposium: the State of State Courts: Albany Law School: Dean Alexander Moot Courtroom: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 1 p.m.: welcome & opening remarks.
- Introduction of the panelists.
- Discussion on the state of state courts.
- Judicial selection principles: a perspective.
- A perspective on state courts today.
- A modest proposal for selection of Oregon judges.
- Check one and the accountability is done: the harmful impact of straight-ticket voting on judicial elections.
- The increasingly fractious politics of nonpartisan judicial selection: accountability challenges to merit-based reform.
- Constitutionally speaking, does retention matter?
- The three-ring circus: New Jersey's 2010 judicial retention crisis.
- Safeguarding the right to a sound basic education in times of fiscal constraint.
- Safeguarding the right to a sound basic education in times of fiscal constraint.
- Safeguarding the right to a sound basic education in times of fiscal constraint.
- Safeguarding the right to a sound basic education in times of fiscal constraint.
- Portrait of a judge: Judith S. Kaye, dichotomies, and state constitutional law.
- Anything goes: a history of New York's gift and loan clauses.
- Anything goes: a history of New York's gift and loan clauses.
- Contested elections as secret weapon: legislative control over judicial decision-making.
- The injustice of infertility insurance coverage: an examination of marital status restrictions under state law.
- A judge in full: Wallace Jefferson of Texas.
- Donation after cardiac death: respecting patient autonomy and guaranteeing donation with guidance from Oregon's Death with Dignity Act.