NOW v. STATE DIV. OF HUMAN RIGHTS


34 N.Y.2d 416 (1974)

National Organization for Women et al., Appellants, v. State Division of Human Rights et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 19, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Emmelyn Logan-Baldwin for National Organization for Women, appellant.

A. Bernard Frechtman and Joel A. Klarreich for Association of Personnel Agencies of New York, Inc., appellant.

Eugene D. Ulterino for Gannett Company, Inc., respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, STEVENS and RABIN concur.


WACHTLER, J.

The National Organization for Women (NOW) has instituted this action pursuant to section 296 (subd. 1, par. [d]) of the Executive Law against the Gannett Publishing Company, Inc. (Gannett), a newspaper publisher. Specifically, NOW charges that to maintain separate columns1 in newspaper classified advertising for male employment and female employment is violative of subdivision...

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