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Rockefeller Institute of Government
(at SUNY-Albany)

          Thomas Gais, Director

2012

 

cc:  CJA's July 9, 2012 letter -- "Actualizing the Name, Purpose, and Methodology of the Citizens’ Committee for an Effective Constitution  transmitting e-mail   
                        
        (1) CJA’s July 19, 2011 letter to Attorney General Schneiderman,
              analyzing Court of Appeals’ February 23, 2010 decision in judges’ judicial pay raise lawsuits
        (2) Executive Summary to CJA’s October 27, 2011 Opposition Report
        (3) Press Release of CJA’s March 30, 2012 lawsuit
        (4)  Elena Sassower's September 9, 1997 letter to B. Thomas Golisano,
             with attached transcript excerpt

 

CJA's July 24, 2012 e-mail -- "Building Scholarship on NYS Constitutional Issues & Governance -- beginning with CJA's Public Interest Lawsuit vs NYS' Highest Constitutional Officers & 3 Government Branches"

 

November 29, 2012 forum "A New New York: The Constitutional Dimension"
at Rockefeller Institute of Government, at which Gais was present

 

VIDEO of CJA's exchange with Assembly Minority Leader Kolb about legislative rules reform
(at 17:45 minutes)  

CJA's November 26, 2012 note to Director Gais

CJA's December 21, 2012 e-mail to Director Gais -- "Subject:  Building Scholarship on the NYS Constitution & Governance"

Director Gais' December 21, 2012 e-mail -- "Subject: RE: Building Scholarship on the NYS Constitution & Governance"

CJA's December 21, 2012 e-mail to Director Gais -- "Subject :  thank you -- RE: Building Scholarship on the NYS Constitution & Governance"
 

 

2013

 

CJA's January 5, 2013 e-mail --
"Expert Opinion Needed: The Most Important Votes of the Upcoming 236th Legislative Session"

 

CJA's October 24, 2013 e-mail --
"ALERT: NYS Constitutional Scholars & Political Scientists: Corruption on Steroids'"

"Proposition 1: Corruption on Steroids",
Artvoice, October 24, 2013 (Joel Rose)

CJA's August 21, 2013 letter to Governor Cuomo

CJA's August 5, 2013 letter to Commission to Investigate Public Corruption

CJA's September 17, 2013 testimony before the Commission to Investigate Public Corruption

CJA's October 24, 2013 e-mail --
"Links: ALERT: NYS Constitutional Scholars & Political Scientists: Corruption on Steroids'"
 

 

CJA's November 29, 2013 e-mail -- 
"BUILDING SCHOLARSHIP: Commission to Investigate Public Corruption -- & the Upcoming Budget for Fiscal Year 2014-2015"

        furnished links -- now adding:
The People Have Something to Say -- & Evidence to Back It Up

(
& the Commission to Investigate Public Corruption's so-called "Public Hearings")

cc: CJA's December 2, 2013 --
"Big Day for NYS Governance: Where are the Scholars to Provide Expert Opinions?"

cc:  CJA's December 8, 2013 e-mail  --
"NEWS TIP on the 'Moreland' Commission's Dec 2 report, fn. 330, & the Gov's Dec 4 interview on "Capitol Pressroom"

CJA's December 19, 2013 e-mail

"Expert Opinion-Scholarship Needed: NYS Budget"

 

2014

CJA's January 4, 2014 e-mail --
"What is Your Expert Opinion of the Budgets Proposed by New York's Legislative & Judiciary Branches? -- & How Should the Governor & Legislature be Reviewing Them, Consistent with Article VII of the NYS Constitution?" 

furnished link:  
CJA's December 30, 2013 letter to Gov. Cuomo --
"SAFEGUARDING THE PUBLIC PURSE FROM LEGISLATIVE FRAUD & LARCENY
:  

2016

CJA's March 31, 2016 e-mail --
"Why are the 'good government' groups & scholars of the constitution and public fisc not educating the media about what the NYS Constitution has to say about the NYS budget?"

CJA's April 26, 2016 e-mail--
"Thank you, Dean Lane!  May you lead the way to building scholarship & informed discussion...the state budget"       

CJA's April 29, 2016 e-mail--
"Thank you, Fritz Schwarz!  Building on the Brennan Center's 2004 report by your March 23, 2016 testimony & CJA's March 23, 2016 second supplemental complaint"      
-- click here for Legislative Rules Reform Resource Page

CJA's May 3, 2016 e-mail--
"Thank you, Assemblyman Steck!  Follow-up to your March 23, 2016 testimony before the Commission on Legislative, Judicial and Executive Compensation"

 

2017

CJA's April 18, 2017 e-mail --
"In search of scholarship: 'Budgets and the Balance of Power: The Lasting Impact of Silver v. Pataki and How It Shapes the Future of Government in New York State' -- June 16, 2015 forum"

VIDEOS: June 16, 2016 forum: 
"Budgets & the Balance of Power:
The Lasting Impact of Silver v. Pataki &
How It Shapes the Future of Government in New York State"

CJA's April 18, 2017 e-mail to Henry Greenberg

April 18, 2017 e-mail from James McGuire

April 18, 2017 e-mail from Richard Brodsky

April 18, 2017 e-mail from James McGuire

CJA's April 18, 2017 e-mail e-mail to McGuire & Brodsky --
"What are you talking about?..."

CJA's July 20, 2017 e-mail to Rockefeller Institute of Government --
"STILL in search of scholarship..."

CJA's October 6, 2017 e-mail --
"
Suing to Secure Constitutional Governance: Surer & More Expedient than a Constitutional Convention
"

cc: CJA's November 9, 2017 e-mail --
"Now that the constitutional convention is 'off the table' -- CJA's unresponded to Oct 5th/6th e-mails & The NYT Oct 31st editorial"


         

 

 

 

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