Legal Opinion
Bransten v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 6, 2014Published
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Carol R. Edmead, J.), entered May 21, 2013, which denied defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Plaintiffs, who are sitting and retired members of the New York State Judiciary, seek a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief stating that the State’s recent decrease in its contribution to the cost of judges’ health care insurance premiums violates the Compensation Clause of the New York State Constitution (NY Const, art VI, § 25 [a]) which provides “compensation of a judge . . . shall be established by law and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. HatterSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- MATTER OF MARON v. SilverNew York Court of Appeals · 2010
- Larabee v. Governor of the StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Roe v. Board of TrusteesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- DiFigola v. Horatio Arms, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993