FORTI v. NYS ETHICS COMMN.


75 N.Y.2d 596 (1990)

Joseph Forti, Appellant, v. New York State Ethics Commission, Respondent. Jack Kuttner et al., Appellants, v. Mario M. Cuomo, as Governor of the State of New York, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 5, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cory C. Kirchert for appellant in the first above-entitled action.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Denise A. Hartman, O. Peter Sherwood and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for respondent in the first above-entitled action.

Brian C. Rappaport for appellants in the second above-entitled action.

Robert Abrams, Attorney-General (Denise A. Hartman, O. Peter Sherwood and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for respondents in the second above-entitled action.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur.


TITONE, J.

In 1987, Governor Cuomo signed into law the Ethics in Government Act (Act) (L 1987, ch 813), a sweeping reform measure designed to "enhance public trust and confidence in our governmental institutions" (Governor's Program Bill Mem, Bill Jacket, L 1987, ch 813). Among the key features of the Act were its strengthened "revolving door" provisions, which imposed...

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