30 Cited authorities

  1. Board of Regents v. Roth

    408 U.S. 564 (1972)   Cited 14,681 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that where a public employee's appointment terminated on a particular date and there was no provision for renewal after that date, the employee "did not have a property interest sufficient to require . . . a hearing when [the officials] declined to renew his contract of employment."
  2. Perry v. Sindermann

    408 U.S. 593 (1972)   Cited 4,499 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that mutually explicit understanding could give rise to protected property interest
  3. Boddie v. Connecticut

    401 U.S. 371 (1971)   Cited 2,508 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that due process required access to the courts for filing divorce proceedings, regardless of the ability to pay
  4. Hellenic Am. Neighborhood v. City of New York

    101 F.3d 877 (2d Cir. 1996)   Cited 541 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding "there is no constitutional violation (and no available § 1983 action) when there is an adequate state postdeprivation procedure to remedy a random, arbitrary deprivation of property or liberty"
  5. Brad H. v. City of New York et al

    17 N.Y.3d 180 (N.Y. 2011)   Cited 187 times
    Noting that where a contract's language is "written so imperfectly that it is susceptible to more than one reasonable interpretation," it is deemed to be ambiguous.
  6. Matter of Field Delivery Serv

    66 N.Y.2d 516 (N.Y. 1985)   Cited 378 times
    Stating that agency decision "which neither adheres to its own prior precedent nor indicates its reason for reaching a different result on essentially the same facts is arbitrary and capricious"
  7. Patrolmen's Benevolent Ass'n v. City of New York

    41 N.Y.2d 205 (N.Y. 1976)   Cited 408 times

    Argued October 12, 1976 Decided December 22, 1976 Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, GEORGE STARKE, J. W. Bernard Richland, Corporation Counsel (James G. Greilsheimer and L. Kevin Sheridan of counsel), New York City, for appellant. Frederick R. Livingston, Jay W. Waks and William C. Zifchak, New York City, for respondent. Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (George D. Zuckerman and Samuel A. Hirshowitz of counsel), New York City, for intervenor

  8. Matter of Arrocha v. Bd. of Educ. of the City of N.Y

    93 N.Y.2d 361 (N.Y. 1999)   Cited 170 times
    Upholding denial of teaching license based on prior felony drug conviction notwithstanding applicant's possession of certificate of relief from disabilities
  9. In the Matter of Orens v. Novello

    99 N.Y.2d 180 (N.Y. 2002)   Cited 79 times
    Relying on Merriam–Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Black's Law Dictionary in determining meaning of term “lay member”
  10. Felix v. Citywide Admin. Servs

    3 N.Y.3d 498 (N.Y. 2004)   Cited 42 times
    Finding that petitioner's termination based upon his failure to maintain residency within the City of New York as required was "separate and distinct" from allegations of misconduct which trigger the procedural protections of Civil Service Law § 75
  11. Section 3020-A - Disciplinary procedures and penalties

    N.Y. Educ. Law § 3020-A   Cited 919 times
    Applying to "person enjoying the benefits of tenure"