New York Court of Appeals
In the Matter of Edward A. Maron, Appellants v. Sheldon Silver, as Speaker of the State Assembly…
February 23, 201014 N.Y.3d 230
Summary
The New York Court of Appeals held that the Legislature's failure to consider judicial compensation on its merits violates the State Constitution's Separation of Powers Doctrine, reinstating the separation‑of‑powers claim and modifying the lower‑court orders; it remanded the Maron case for further proceedings and affirmed the judgments in Larabee and Chief Judge. The Court also declined to grant mandamus relief and rejected the equal‑protection and Compensation Clause claims. Justice Smith dissented, arguing that the Legislature's actions are not unconstitutional.