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RULES REFORM RESOURCE PAGE
1997
"Albany's Travesty of Democracy"
-- City Journal 1997,
by Professor Eric Lane
-- genesis of the Brennan Center Reports...
2000
"Suggestions re changes in the Rules of
the Two Houses of the State Legislature"
-- December 18, 2000
-- Interim Report of the City Bar's Special Committee on State Governance
2002
"Waking up the
State Senate: 34 Proposals for Reinvigorating Democracy in Albany
through Rules Reform"
Senator Liz Krueger
2004
BRENNAN CENTER REPORT:
"NYS Legislative Process: Evaluation and
Blueprint for Reform"
"New
York's Fake Legislature",
New York Times editorial, July 25, 2004
2006
BRENNAN CENTER REPORT:
"Unfinished Business: New York State
Legislative Reform: Update"
2007
January 16, 2007 Brennan Center's press release: "Brennan
Center and Good Government Allies Call on State Senate to Adopt
Rules Reforms"
New York City Bar
Association's May 2007 Report of its Committee on State Affairs:
"Supporting
Legislative Rules Reform: The Fundamentals"
2008
BRENNAN CENTER REPORT:
"Still
Broken: NY Legislative Reform - Update"
2010
"Albany's
Dysfunction Denies Due Process", Professor Eric
Lane, Pace Law Review, Vol. 30, Issue 3 (Spring 2010)
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-- And, "still broken" in 2010, as reflected by the introduction & passage of
Chapter 567 of Laws of 2010,
creating the Commission on Judicial Compensation:
IN THE SENATE:
Governor Paterson's
pro forma November 29, 2010 Message of Necessity
Unanimous November 29, 2010 vote by Senate Rules Committee
Non-Debate on Senate Floor
Unanimous
November 29, 2010 Senate Vote
IN THE ASSEMBLY:
Governor Paterson's
pro forma November 29, 2010 Message of Necessity
November 29, 2010 vote in Assembly Ways & Means Committee
November 29, 2010 vote in Assembly Rules Committee
Non-Debate on Assembly Floor
November 29, 2010 Assembly Vote
Legislative Bill Jacket, including "Introducer's Memorandum in Support
submitted in accordance with Senate Rule VI, Sec 1",
identifying "Budget Implications" as follows:
"The cost to the State from the operation of the Commission would be minimal.
To the extent the Commission recommends a salary increase for judges,
such
increase would have a fiscal impact on the State."
click here for:
The People's
Lawsuit vs NY's Highest Constitutional Officers
& Three Gov't Branches to Void the
Judicial Pay Raises --
& Secure Judicial Accountability
Tracking down the origin of that top-down
flawed
& unconstitutional statute:
CJA's June 11, 2013 FOIL request to Office of Court Administration
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"RE: The Judiciary's 'proposal to establish a mechanism for
regular review of judicial salaries',
referred to in the Executive
Summary of its 2009-2010 Budget Request"
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click here for
Senate Rules
Reform Resource Page
click here for
Assembly
Rules Reform Resource Page
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CJA's Rules Reform webpages
Rules Reform
Resource Page -- including 2004, 2006, 2008 Brennan Center Reports
Senate Rules
Reform Resource Page -- including transcripts, videos, & reports of
the 2009 Temporary Senate Committee on Rules & Administration Reform
Assembly
Rules Reform Resource Page
Championing appropriate rules &
leadership for the New York State Legislature
The People Lead -- Securing Passage of The Public Trust Act
& a Properly-Functioning Legislature
Fighting Off Progeny of the Judicial
Compensation Statute (S-2953: A-246) & Securing a Functioning Legislative
Process
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