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 ethics watchdog deemed constitutional via split ruling in Cuomo case
The state’s top court swatted the former governor’s claim that New York lawmakers' replacement ethics watchdog encroached on
NYS top court rules against Cuomo challenge to ethics panel's constitutionality
Cuomo had challenged the constitutionality of the panel, which had ruled that he couldn't keep $5 million he was contracted to receive for writing a book.
New York's ethics watchdog ruled constitutional by top court, surviving challenge by Cuomo
New York State’s top court rules for a watchdog ethics committee attempting to fight public corruption. The group was working to force Cuomo to forfeit book money.
Top NY court narrowly sides with Hochul in fight with Cuomo over ethics panel
The Court of Appeals determined that the law creating the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government did not unconstitutionally violate the separation of powers of equal parts of government, as attorneys for Cuomo had argued.
NY’s top court rejects Andrew Cuomo’s push to blow up state ethics board
The Court of Appeals ruled the structure of the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government does not violate the separation of powers laid out in the state constitution.
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 ...
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. " ...
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 ...
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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 ...
New York sues vape distributors for fueling teen epidemic
New York sued several large e-cigarette manufacturers, distributors and retailers on Thursday, saying they fueled a youth ...
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New York Appellate Court Clarifies Insurer Obligations Under the Child Victims Act
The New York Appellate Division Fourth Department recently issued a decision affirming in part and reversing in part summary ...
NY Top Court Says Municipalities Can Be Liable for Negligent Foster-Care Placements
New York Court of Appeals Judge Shirley Troutman wrote for the 5-2 majority. The top court's response to a Child Victims Act ...