Cynthia Rudder, Appellants v. George E. Pataki, as Governor of the State of New York, Respondents

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that none of the plaintiffs had standing to challenge Governor Pataki's Executive Order No. 20. The court found that the organizational plaintiffs failed to show concrete injury or a germane interest, and that the taxpayer and voter standing theories under State Finance Law § 123‑b and the franchise were unsupported.