Law Deans Sign Off on Ethics Panel's Newest Member as Body's Constitutionality Heads to NY's Top Court
The New York State Independent Review Committee of deans from New York's 15 American Bar Association-accredited law schools, completed its formal review and signed off on Hochul's nomination of James Caras to serve on the 11-member Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government.
August 19, 2024 at 04:44 PM
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State and Local GovernmentA panel of New York law school deans on Monday gave its stamp of approval to Gov. Kathy Hochul's latest pick for the state's ethics watchdog, which suffers from lame-duck status as two courts have agreed with lawyers for ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo that the body was unconstitutionally created by lawmakers.
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