Legal Opinion
Mayor of New York v. Council of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 5, 2006PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
McGuire, J.
This dispute between the Mayor and the City Council over the validity of local laws affecting the collective bargaining process turns on the distribution, between the executive and legislative branches, of governmental powers conferred by state statutes and the City Charter. We conclude that Supreme Court correctly upheld the validity of the two local laws.
The New York City Collective Bargaining Law (Administrative Code of City of NY, tit 12, ch 3) draws a significant distinction between uniformed and nonuniformed employees. For uniformed employees, “all…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Miller v. FrenchSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- People v. FinneganNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Albany Area Builders Ass'n v. Town of GuilderlandNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- Sanders v. WinshipNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Shia v. McFarlaneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007