Legal Opinion
Cohen v. Cuomo
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 3, 2012PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Petitioners commenced this special proceeding seeking a declaration that chapter 16 of the Laws of 2012, insofar as it expands the size of the New York State Senate from 62 to 63 districts, is unconstitutional. Specifically, they argue that the Legislature’s failure to apply a consistent method of calculating the number of Senate seats due to population growth throughout the state is arbitrary and violates article III, § 4 of the New York State Constitution. We find that petitioners have failed to satisfy their heavy burden of establishing the unconstitutionality of this…
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