Joseph Forti, Appellant v. New York State Ethics Commission, Respondent; Jack Kuttner, Appellants, v. Mario…

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division’s orders denying relief to former state employees, holding that the Ethics in Government Act’s revolving‑door provisions apply to executive‑branch employees who left service before the Act’s effective date and that the statute’s differential treatment does not violate equal protection, due process, or the ex‑post‑facto clause. The court also upheld the denial of a preliminary injunction in the Kuttner case.