Legal Opinion
Civil Service Employees Ass'n v. Levitt
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 11, 1976Published
1Opinion of the CourtLarkin, J.
The basic question in both of these cases is whether chapter 460 of the Laws of 1975 violates section 6 of article III of the New York State Constitution. In the CSEA case, Special Term declared chapter 460 to be unconstitutional insofar as it (a) increased allowances for certain legislative officers in excess of the allowances provided by chapter 992 of the Laws of 1974, and (b) provided allowances for new legislative offices for which no allowances were authorized, and directed the Comptroller to obtain restitution of the amounts found to have been unlawfully paid. In the PIRG case, Special…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hurd v. City of BuffaloNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Hurd v. City of BuffaloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- Stetler v. . McFarlaneNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Dennis v. RichCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1968