Welcome to the Judicial Process class (POL/CRM 202)
Here you will find the key resources you need:
- Syllabus
- How to read a legal opinion
- Glossary
- Glossary NY Courts
- Glossary - ABA
- Glossary - US Courts
This page may be updated during the semester. These resources, and others are available through Brightspace.
The resources and materials you will need can be reached from the tabs above.
- Part A -- refers to the first half of the term
- Part B --- refers to the second half of the term
- Advice --- refers to tips for success in the class
- Projects --- information about the paper, the news report and other class requirements.
Office: 203-D Moffett. Office Hours: see syllabus
Phone: 607 753 4801
More Resources on Judges and Courts - FYI:
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US
Constitution (Yale - Avalon)
Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Blog
Legal Information Institute at Cornell
Oyez
Justia
Federal Judicial Center
Supreme Court of the US.
National Center for State Courts
Tracking judicial nominations --- JudicialNominations.Org
A report on President Obama's appointments: http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42556.pdf
The amazing McLaurin photograph
New York Constitution
Civil vs Criminal
And don't forget WESTLAW in the database collection of the Library.
Resources on Gun Violence in the US --FYI:
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Gun violence as public health crisis
Gun Safety -- ranking of states
School Shooting database
Int'l data on children and firearm mortality
Archive data, victims of gun violence
CDC data on firearm homicides 2019-2023
Mass Shootings on the rise in the US
International Comparison
Guns are #1 killer of children in America
States allowing permit-less carrying of guns .