SCOTUS Rules in Biden v. Nebraska
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Biden v. Nebraska, finding the Biden administration’s Student Debt Relief Plan unconstitutional.
Constitution
Government Justice Center Argues Against Unconstitutional Pay Raises at Court of Appeals
Government Justice Center Executive Director Cam Macdonald argued last week before the New York State Court of Appeals in the case Delgado v. State of New York. The case challenges the constitutionality of a 2018 law that allows an unelected committee to set executive and legislative compensation by re-writing existing laws.
Stopping Unconstitutional Executive Pay Raises
In the flurry of budget bill voting during the early hours of the morning of April 1, 2019, the Legislature introduced and passed a compensation resolution increasing the Governor and Lieutenant Governor salaries effective January 1, 2019, the date their new elective terms began.