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Silver v. Pataki
Pataki v. Assembly & Senate


VIDEO: Nov. 16, 2004 Oral Argument - Pataki v. Assembly & Senate

VIDEO: Nov. 16, 2004 Oral Argument - Silver v. Pataki


NY Civil log blog -- November 16, 2004


Court of Appeals December 16, 2004 decision


briefs before Court of Appeals
[Silver] Silver's brief - March 26, 2004
[Silver] Senate brief - March 29, 2004
[Silver] Governor's brief - July 19, 2004
[Silver] Silver's reply brief - August 20, 2004

[Silver] Senate reply brief - August 20, 2004

[Pataki] Assembly brief - August 12, 2004
[Pataki] Senate brief - August 13, 2004
[Pataki] Governor's brief- October 20, 2004
[Pataki] Assembly reply brief - October 29. 2004
[Pataki] Senate reply brief - November 1, 2004

Lower Court decisions -- Pataki v. Assembly & Senate

Albany Supreme Court decision (Malone) (2002)
Appellate Division, Third Department decision (2004)

Lower Court decisions -- Silver v. Pataki

Manhattan Supreme Court decision (Lehner) (2002)
Appellate Division, First Department decision (2003)

 Silver v. Pataki decisions
pertaining to Assembly Speaker Silver's standing 

Court of Appeals decision (2001)
Appellate Division, First Department decision (2000)
Manhattan Supreme Court decision (1999)


"The New York State Budget Process and the Constitution:
Defining and Protecting the 'Delicate Balance' of Power
",
Association of the Bar of the City of New York
(Committee on State Affairs),
58 The Record 345 (Oct. 2003)

May 27, 2015 press release for June 16, 2015 forum --
"Rockefeller Institute and Government Law Center to Hold Event

on Budget and Balance of Power"

May 29, 2015 Capitol Pressroom Radio Interview,
previewing June 16, 2015 forum
 

VIDEOS
JUNE 16, 2015 FORUM:
"Budgets and the Balance of Power:
The Lasting Impact of Silver v. Pataki and
How It Shapes the Future of Government in New York State" 


VIDEO:  Introduction & Keynote

VIDEO #1: "Constitutional Framework"

VIDEO #2: "Perspective from the Players"


VIDEO #3: "Silver v. Pataki in Practice"

VIDEO #4: "Discussion from the Trenches"


Albany Law School-Institute of Legal Studies
continuing legal education

 

VIDEO
Empire Center's May 30, 2019 Governor Hugh Carey Policy Forum --
"New York's Budget Process: Time for a Rebalance?"


"Unbalanced by Design"
E.J. McMahon -- May 30, 2019 Issue Brief

 

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& Unconstitutional "Three Men in a Room" Governance 

 

 

 

 

 

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