Filed: Jan. 21, 2020
Latest Update: Jan. 21, 2020
Summary: ORDER AND JUDGMENT DENISE L. COTE , District Judge . AND NOW, upon consideration of the Court's September 30, 2019 Opinion and Order, which granted summary judgment for Plaintiffs 1 and held that both N.Y. Executive Law 172-e and N.Y. Executive Law 172-f are facially unconstitutional (Dkt. 178), 2 it is hereby ORDERED that: 1. Final judgment is ENTERED in favor of Plaintiffs in accordance with the Court's September 30, 2019 Opinion and Order. 2. Defendant Attorney General of the Sta
Summary: ORDER AND JUDGMENT DENISE L. COTE , District Judge . AND NOW, upon consideration of the Court's September 30, 2019 Opinion and Order, which granted summary judgment for Plaintiffs 1 and held that both N.Y. Executive Law 172-e and N.Y. Executive Law 172-f are facially unconstitutional (Dkt. 178), 2 it is hereby ORDERED that: 1. Final judgment is ENTERED in favor of Plaintiffs in accordance with the Court's September 30, 2019 Opinion and Order. 2. Defendant Attorney General of the Stat..
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ORDER AND JUDGMENT
DENISE L. COTE, District Judge.
AND NOW, upon consideration of the Court's September 30, 2019 Opinion and Order, which granted summary judgment for Plaintiffs1 and held that both N.Y. Executive Law § 172-e and N.Y. Executive Law § 172-f are facially unconstitutional (Dkt. 178),2 it is hereby ORDERED that:
1. Final judgment is ENTERED in favor of Plaintiffs in accordance with the Court's September 30, 2019 Opinion and Order.
2. Defendant Attorney General of the State of New York is PERMANENTLY ENJOINED from taking any action to enforce, or direct the enforcement of, N.Y. Executive Law § 172-e and N.Y. Executive Law § 172-f, and shall not seek to hold any person or entity liable for alleged noncompliance with N.Y. Executive Law § 172-e or N.Y. Executive Law § 172-f.
3. The New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) and its members are PERMANENTLY ENJOINED from taking any action to enforce, or direct the enforcement of, N.Y. Executive Law § 172-e and N.Y. Executive Law § 172-f, and shall not seek to hold any person or entity liable for alleged noncompliance with N.Y. Executive Law § 172-e or N.Y. Executive Law § 172-f, in accordance with the Stipulation and Order between the Citizens Unions Plaintiffs, the ACLU Plaintiffs, and JCOPE, dated January 4, 2017. See Dkt. 32 ¶¶ 3-4; see also American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Inc. v. Agata, No. 16 cv 9854 (S.D.N.Y.) Dkt. 33 ¶¶ 3-4.
4. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case.
SO ORDERED.
