New York State Archives’ website contains a wealth of information about the work of the New York State Factory Investigating Commission. This resource is a digital archive of the files of the New York Factory Investigating Commission. The collection consists of photographs of New York factories and the men, women, and children who worked in them in the early 20th century. It also contains the Commission’s research files and newspaper clippings.
New York State Archives’ website contains a wealth of information about the work of the New York State Factory Investigating Commission. This resource provides an overview of the Commission, its history, and the many investigations it undertook.
In this wonderful resource, you will find an overview of the turn-of-the-century sweatshops and strikes, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, the mourning and protest that followed, the relief work, the investigation into the fire, the trial of the factory owner, and details of the labor law reform movement. Throughout the presentation, you will find links to letters, photos, trial transcripts, and many other materials.
In 2014, a constitutional amendment passed that reformed the state’s redistricting process — though critics had concerns. This article delves into how these concerns were not unfounded as Democrats and Republicans on the commission reach a partisan deadlock.
This article examines the “five most glaring flaws exposed during the [2020] election cycle.” It recognizes that some flaws have been in place since the nation was established under the Constitution, while others are more modern creations.
Evidence gathered by means of a GPS suppressed because the police had no search warrant for the GPS. The Court based its ruling on the State Constitution before the Supreme Court spoke to the issue and when there was doubt as to its views.
Chapter 9 of Engaging Privacy and Information Technology in a Digital Age focuses on electronic technology in law enforcement and the pressures that it places on individual privacy.
Scholars on this panel each had five minutes to present a constitutional test that would balance governmental surveillance and the citizen’s Fourth Amendment rights.
Should law enforcement, without your knowledge and without a warrant, be able to monitor you through a GPS tracking device on or within your vehicle and track your location and movements for an indeterminate and virtually limitless amount of time?
