Legal Opinion
Watkins v. New York State Ethics Commission
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 21, 1990PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Joseph Harris, J.
In the wake of widely publicized events involving corruption of public officials in New York City and elsewhere, the Legislature, in an effort to restore public trust and confidence in their government and the civil servants employed thereby, enacted the Ethics in Government Act (L 1987, ch 813) which was signed into law on August 7, 1987.
Among other things, the Ethics in Government Act contained comprehensive financial disclosure requirements embodied in Public Officers Law § 73-a, known as the Financial Disclosure Law.1
Public Officers Law § 73-a…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Whalen v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Nixon v. Administrator of General ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by7 opinions
- Humane Society of United States v. FanslauAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
- John v. New York Ethics CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- Ritterband v. AxelrodNew York Supreme Court · 1990
- Grygas v. New York State Ethics CommissionNew York Supreme Court · 1990
- Domínguez Castro Y Otros v. Gobierno Del Estado Libre Asociado De Puerto Rico Y OtrosSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 2010
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.