Legal Opinion

Bransten v. State

Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors

Decided November 21, 2017PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Per curiam

*819The issue presented on this appeal is whether Civil Service Law § 167(8), as amended, authorizing a reduction of the ***437State's contribution to health insurance benefits for state employees, including members of the state judiciary, violates the Judicial Compensation Clause of the State Constitution ( N.Y. Const., art. VI, § 25 [a] ). We conclude the State's contribution is not judicial compensation protected from direct diminution by the Compensation Clause, and the reductions in contributions do not have the effect of singling out the judiciary for disadvantageous treatment. Therefore,…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Hibbs v. WinnSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. United States v. WillSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. United States v. HatterSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  4. Rent Stabilization Ass'n of New York City, Inc. v. HigginsNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. MATTER OF MARON v. SilverNew York Court of Appeals · 2010

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Andino v. MillsNew York Court of Appeals · 2018
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  4. Jennifer White v. Andrew CuomoNew York Court of Appeals · 2022
  5. Matter of Jones v. Town of MayfieldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2019

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