NY Lawmakers Violated Stipulation in Creating Prosecutorial Watchdog, DAs Group Says
"Our next step is to amend our original lawsuit and seek an injunction, once again preventing this unconstitutional commission from being created," Albany County District Attorney David Soares said.
January 23, 2019 at 03:35 PM
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New York State lawmakers. in passing a bill to enact a watchdog commission for complaints of misconduct against the state's prosecutors, may have violated a stipulation agreed on in a lawsuit filed by the state district attorneys' association, those involved in the litigation said Wednesday.
The District Attorneys Association of the State of New York, the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit, is now planning to move for a preliminary injunction to block public officials from acting to establish the commission.
The stipulation, agreed to last month, required state lawmakers to provide regular updates on the status of the legislation to DAASNY. But, according to Albany County District Attorney David Soares, president of DAASNY, the group never received notice when lawmakers were laying the groundwork to introduce and pass the bill, which was approved last Tuesday.
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