Court of Appeals of New York

In multiple article 78 actions by current and former State Supreme Court Justices claiming that they were owed a salary increase, judgment for defendants is modified where 1) the Legislature's failure to address the effects of inflation in this case did not equate to a per se violation of the Compensation Clause; 2) the situation did not involve any legislative enactment that directly or indirectly diminished judicial compensation; but 3) the state defendants' failure to consider judicial compensation on the merits violated the separation of powers doctrine.

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• Decided 02/23/2010
• Published 02/23/2010

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• Court of Appeals of New York

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