Legal Opinion
Orzechowski v. Perales
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 14, 1992PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*466OPINION OF THE COURT
Alice Schlesinger, J.
In this action the plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief, and damages for violation of their constitutional rights. The basis of the challenge is that the defendants’ administration of the religious matching provisions of the adoption laws (Family Ct Act § 116 [e]) is unconstitutional.
Before the court are motions by the defendants to dismiss this action for failure to state a cause of action. Therefore, for the purpose of the motions, the allegations in the complaint are deemed true (Green v Fischbein, Olivieri Rozenholc & Badillo, 119 AD2d…
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- Committee for Public Education & Religious Liberty v. NyquistSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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