Legal Opinion
Urban Justice Center v. Pataki
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 22, 2005PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Jane S. Solomon, J.
Introduction
This lawsuit addresses important issues central to the health of New York State’s government. Studies and newspaper editorials describe New York’s Legislature as “dysfunctional,” and as the worst state legislature in the country. (See Brennan Center for Justice, The New York State Legislative Process: An Evaluation and Blueprint for Reform [appended as exhibit A to the complaint]; Bring Democracy to State Legislature, New York Daily News, Aug. 8, 2004 [editorial]; Albany’s Failures, Press & Sun-Bulletin [Binghamton], July 20, 2004…
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