The Court of Appeals’ majority and dissenting opinions in an action challenging various counties’ systems for providing legal representation to criminal defendants capped a series of interesting and thoughtful opinions generated in response to a motion to dismiss. Separately, the Court generated six opinions in two cases arising out of a child born during a lesbian couple’s relationship, one of which involved the rights and the other the responsibilities of the woman who was not the biological mother. In two other cases, one involving support obligations (decided unanimously) and another discovery into marital fault for equitable distribution purposes (resolved 6-1), biological mothers had deceived men as to the paternity of a child.
Right to Counsel
Hurrell-Harring v. State of New York, yet another significant decision by the Court, raised the question of whether a purported class action complaint filed by 20 indigent defendants in criminal cases brought in five counties, which alleged systemic deficiencies in the manner in which legal services were provided, stated a justiciable cause of action.
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