The New York State Supreme Court has held the New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (the “commission”) is unconstitutional in violation of the separation of powers. The ruling comes in Cuomo v. New...more
10/27/2023
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Ethical Standards ,
Ethics ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Investigations ,
Lobbying ,
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New York ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Constitutions ,
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Unconstitutional Condition
The United States Supreme Court reversed the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s decision in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway Co., finding Pennsylvania’s consent to jurisdiction by corporate registration unconstitutional in a 5-4...more
7/11/2023
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Constitutional Challenges ,
Due Process ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Fourteenth Amendment ,
General Jurisdiction ,
General-Business ,
Mallory v Norfolk Southern Railway Co ,
Out-of-State Companies ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Principal Place of Business ,
Registration Requirement ,
SCOTUS
In 1992, Congress banned sports gambling outside of Nevada, Delaware, Montana and Oregon with the passage of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. Over the last couple decades, sports betting has grown into a...more