Cuomo v. New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government
Ruled that state ethics commission does not violate separation of powers principles, finding that the legislature shares with the governor power to appoint and remove state officers under New York’s constitution and the commission “provides an additional ethics enforcement mechanism narrowly targeted to the problems inherent in the Executive Branch’s self-regulation.”
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State Court Oral Arguments to Watch for in January
Issues on the dockets include large-capacity magazines, conversion therapy, and “regulation without representation.”