New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of the Town of Huntington, Respondent v. New York State Division of Human Rights, Appellant…
October 14, 199382 N.Y.2d 783
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division, holding that the extraordinary writ of prohibition does not lie to stop the Division of Human Rights from investigating a racial discrimination complaint, that collateral estoppel does not bar the Division’s jurisdiction, and that the Town failed to show a clear legal right or irreparable harm to justify the writ.