Legal Opinion
New York State National Organization for Women v. Pataki
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided October 26, 1999No. 93 Civ. 7146(RLC)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
Plaintiffs-Intervenors (“plaintiffs”) seek a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief based on alleged constitutional violations by defendants in the processing of discrimination complaints filed with the New York State Division of Human Rights (the “Division”).
I. Background
A. The Statute Involved
New York’s Human Rights Law, promulgated in 1945, makes the right to obtain housing and employment free of discrimination a civil right. N.Y. Exec. Law § 126 (the “HRL”). The statute, pursuant to § 296, proscribes discrimination based on, inter alia, race,…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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