Legal Opinion
The People v. Michael Diack
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 17, 2015No. 1PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Pigott, J.
In 2006, Nassau County enacted Local Law No. 4-2006 (Local Law 4), which, as relevant here, prohibits registered sex offenders from residing within 1,000 feet of a school. In recent years, dozens of municipalities in this state have enacted similar laws that prohibit registered sex offenders from living within a certain distance of schools, day-care centers, parks, youth centers and other areas where children are likely to congregate. 1 That such laws are proliferating at an accelerated rate is hardly surprising, given the significant interest involved, namely,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- New York State Club Assn., Inc. v. City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc. v. Town of Red HookNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- New York State Club Ass'n v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Albany Area Builders Ass'n v. Town of GuilderlandNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Wambat Realty Corp. v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Garcia v. New York City Dept. of Health & Mental HygieneNew York Court of Appeals · 2018
- Berman v. City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 2015
- Matter of Gonzalez v. AnnucciNew York Court of Appeals · 2018
- Center for Independence of the Disabled v. Metropolitan Transp. Auth.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020
- People v. ParrisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
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