Legal Opinion
Held v. Hall
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 18, 2002PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
John P. DiBlasi, J.
“In a republican government, like ours, * * * political power *428is reposed in representatives of the entire body of the people, chosen at short intervals by popular elections” (Ku Klux Cases, 110 US 651, 666 [1884]). At issue in this CPLR article 78 proceeding is whether the right of the residents of a county legislative district to be represented in their local government should continue to be impeded by the personal interest of a recently elected county legislator who wishes to serve in that capacity while retaining his position as the Police Chief of a…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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- Smith v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
- Walker Memorial Baptist Church, Inc. v. SaundersNew York Court of Appeals · 1941
- People Ex Rel. Sherwood v. State Board of CanvassersNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
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3Cited by2 opinions
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- People v. Cleland, New York County Courts2015