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New York appeals court upholds ethics watchdog law
New York's highest court has ruled that an ethics watchdog commission that targeted former Gov. Andrew Cuomo over a controversial book deal doesn't violate the state constitution. The 4-3 ruling issued Wednesday by the New York Court of Appeals overturned two previous court decisions,
New York’s top court upholds ethics board in Cuomo case
New York's Court of Appeals ruled that COELIG is constitutional, rejecting former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's challenge for violating the separation of powers.
New York’s Highest Court Upholds the Constitutionality of Ethics Commission
In a 4-3 decision, the New York State Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of New York State’s Commission on Ethics and Lobbying
New York’s ethics watchdog ruled constitutional by state’s top court
New York’s top court affirmed the constitutionality of an ethics watchdog created three years ago to stem public corruption, rejecting arguments from former Gov.
New York’s Highest Court Declares Ethics Commission Valid
New York State Court of Appeals issued a 4-3 decision upholding the constitutionality of the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG). 1 As was previously detailed in GT Alerts from May 2024 and September 2023,
New York Court of Appeals Upholds Adult Home Admission Regulations
New York Department of Health (DOH) regulations provide that an adult home may not admit additional residents with serious mental illness if it has
Police departments must disclose unsubstantiated complaints, New York Court of Appeals rules
Those New York records can only be withheld if they’re determined to be an invasion of the officer’s personal privacy that ...
Panel of Court of Appeals Observers Weigh in on Discrimination Claims, Click-Wrap Assent, and Weinstein
Harris Beach Murtha partner Lisa LeCours, a retired chief clerk and legal counsel to the Court of Appeals, was one of three ...
Appeals Court Won’t Return Serta Simmons Lender Dispute to New York
The Fifth Circuit reaffirmed its landmark ruling that the mattress maker overstepped by giving some senior lenders dibs on ...
New York’s top court hears arguments on sexual abuse lawsuit standards
Lawyers sparred before New York’s top court over how specific a man alleging sexual abuse decades ago needs to be in his ...
Whether Sections 240 and 241(6) of New York’s Labor Law Were Preempted by Federal Aviation Law
This article discusses two sections of New York's labor law and if they were preempted by federal aviation law.
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Non-Citizen Voting at the Court of Appeals
New York's highest tribunal, the Court of Appeals, hearing a case at Albany in 2009. Tracy Collins via Wikimedia Commons ...
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CAAN wins appeal of Moreau biochar site plan approval
The New York Supreme Court’s Appellate Division has reversed a previous ruling by Judge Richard A. Kupferman and granted the ...
New York’s Environmental Laws and Court Decisions May Limit the State’s Ability To Transition to Clean Energy
New York State has set ambitious goals relating to net zero and energy transition. Unfortunately, New York State laws and ...