Legal Opinion
New York Institute of Technology v. State Division of Human Rights
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 8, 1976PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJasen, J.
The issue before us is whether the State Commissioner of Human Rights, having found that an educational institution denied a professor tenure on the basis of a discriminatory classification, may order the institution to grant the offended employee tenure. We conclude that, while the commissioner may have this power in the abstract, its employment must be carefully restricted to only the most extraordinary of situations.
Dr. Laura Canuto was hired in 1969 by the New York Institute of Technology, a private educational college, to serve as an assistant professor of physics. At the time, the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Holland v. EdwardsNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Gaynor v. RockefellerNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
- Batavia Lodge No. 196 v. New York State Division of Human RightsNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- City of Schenectady v. State Division of Human RightsNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Koerner v. State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
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- State Office of Drug Abuse Services v. State Human Rights Appeal BoardNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Gray v. Canisius CollegeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- Panettieri v. CV Hill RefrigerationNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1978
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