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Tales from the sausage factory making laws in New York State / by Feldman, Daniel L.

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William Almon Wheeler : political star of the north country / by Hallas, Herbert C., 1937-

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The birth of empire DeWitt Clinton and the American experience, 1769-1828 / by Cornog, Evan

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Martin Van Buren the little magician / by Loizeau, Pierre-Marie

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King of the Bowery Big Tim Sullivan, Tammany Hall, and New York City from the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era / by Welch, Richard F.

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Mr. Democrat Jim Farley, the New Deal, and the making of modern American politics / by Scroop, Daniel, 1973-

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The great rent wars : New York, 1917-1929 / by Fogelson, Robert M.

Table of Contents: “…The post-war housing shortage -- Between a rock and a hard place -- A weighty decision -- The great rent strikes -- The mayor's committee on rent profiteering -- Enter the state legislature -- The April laws -- The September laws -- The battle in the state courts -- The fight in the federal courts -- A question of coverage -- A reasonable rent -- The four exceptions -- Landlords and tenants in New York and Albany -- The extension of rent control -- The expiration of rent control -- Epilogue.…”
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The history of the New York Court of Appeals, 1932-2003 by Meyer, Bernard S.

Table of Contents: “…A brief overview of the court of appeals -- Jurisdiction of the court of appeals -- Interrelation of the court of appeals, the legislature, and the executive -- Common law and the court of appeals -- Statutory interpretation -- Form of opinions and reports -- The great depression -- New judicial federalism -- Motion picture censorship -- Obscenity, indecency, and immorality -- Religion -- Real property -- Contracts -- Torts -- Corporations -- Arbitration -- Criminal law -- Evidence -- Conflict of laws -- Procedure -- Education -- Abortion, right to control own medical care, and some related matters -- Family law -- Election law -- Antitrust and restraints on competition -- Picketing and labor relations -- The chief judges' contributions : state of the judiciary.…”
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