New York judge declares state ethics panel unconstitutional

New York court rules state ethics commission unconstitutional

New York Supreme Court Justice Thomas Marcelle ruled Monday in the case Cuomo v. New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (NYSCOELIG) that NYSCOELIG violates the New York State Constitution due to its statutorily prescribed independence. NYSCOELIG was created under New York Executive Law §94 as an independent ethics watchdog.f Marcelle stated in his opinion that the New York state constitution requires that all executive po…

Santos won't resign if Ethics Committee rules against him - National Zero

“Look, I think the committee should be very wary about making any hasty decisions,” multinominal Republican New York Congressman George Santos cautioned in a CNN that began with Santos accusing CNN anchor Erin Burnett of lying and not being prepared for correctly reporting he pled out on a Brazilian fraud charge.  “That’s been my entire, ah, ah, case in point, ah, with everything going on.  The DOJ has its case.  I think it would be very irrespo…

New York judge declares state ethics panel unconstitutional

The ruling issued by Supreme Court judge Thomas Marcelle effectively sidelines the work of the state Commission on Ethics and Lobbying In Government, which he says was created without a required constitutional amendment and lacks oversight of how the governor and other top officials appoint panel members.

State ethics panel struck down in court ruling as unconstitutional in Cuomo lawsuit

ALBANY — The state’s new independent public ethics panel, tasked with investigating and punishing abuses of power among New York’s political leadership, has been ruled unconstitutional by a state Supreme Court justice.