Legal Opinion
Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. State
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 8, 1999PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Leland DeGrasse, J.
Defendants seek review of a decision of Judicial Hearing Officer (JHO) Albert Blinder dated December 28, 1998, in which he found that plaintiffs could ask certain questions of nonparty deponent Ruth Henahan (Henahan) concerning her contacts with State legislators and officials of the executive branch regarding computer models for State funding of public schools. In so holding, JHO Blinder rejected defendants’ assertions that the questions would elicit information protected by the “Speech or Debate” Clause of the State Constitution (NY Const, art III, §…
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