Dwyer v. Kahn

The motion by the defendant and cross motion by the plaintiffs for summary judgment in this declaratory judgment action test the constitutionality of certain rules adopted by the commission, as amended on August 9, 1976, concerning the disclosure of private financial holdings of their public employees.

The rules are claimed by the defendant to implement appropriately subdivision 3 of section 74 of the Public Officers Law which provides in paragraph g "[a]n officer or employee of a state agency should abstain from making personal investments in enterprises which he has reason to believe may be…