Legal Opinion

Saffioti v. Wilson

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided March 24, 1975No. 74 Civ. 3390 (JMC)PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

CANNELLA, District Judge:

Article IV, Section 7 of the Constitution of the State of New York provides that,

[e]very bill which shall have passed the senate and assembly shall, before it becomes a law, be presented to the governor; if he approve, he shall sign it; but if not, he shall return it with his objections to the house in which it shall have originated ....

In this novel case, Dominick Saffioti asks us to review former Governor Wilson’s exercise of the broad based veto power accorded him by the State Constitution and, in effect, to set it aside as being an arbitrary and…

2Cases cited66 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Haines v. KernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  5. Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Mandel v. O'HARACourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1990
  2. Kucinich v. ForbesDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 1977
  3. United States v. MandelDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1976
  4. Project Release v. PrevostDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1978
  5. Douglas v. GallowayDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1983

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