New York, Appellate court and Commission on Ethics

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 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 ...
NY court: City must release all police disciplinary records, including unfounded complaints
The decision upends a city practice that kept some complaints of police misconduct secret even though a change in state law ...
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 ...
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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 ...
Court Rules Against Cuomo’s Attempt to Dismantle State Ethics Panel
New York’s highest court rejected the former governor’s push to undermine an ethics commission that had been investigating a ...
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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 ...
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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Split NY Court of Appeals affirms burglary conviction
In a split decision, the New York State Court of Appeals affirmed a conviction and sentence for a thwarted shoplifting.