Legal Opinion
Rivera v. Espada
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided August 22, 2002Published
1Opinion of the Court
Carl Heastie, on behalf of the Bronx Democratic Party, *252determined, after a hearing, that respondent Espada, a member of the State Senate, is not in sympathy with the principles of the Democratic Party, based upon Espada’s change of his membership from the Senate Minority (i.e., Democratic) Conference to the Senate Majority (i.e., Republican) Conference, as well as Espada’s statements to the media explaining that action. Supreme Court granted petitioners’ ensuing application for an order directing the Board of Elections to cancel Espada’s enrollment in the Democratic Party pursuant to Election…
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