In Society of Plastics Indus. v. County of Suffolk, 77 N.Y.2d 761, 570 N.Y.S.2d 778, 573 N.E.2d 1034 (1991), this Court examined the law of standing, and set forth a framework for deciding whether parties have standing to challenge governmental action in land use matters generally, and under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (ECL art. 8 [SEQRA]), specifically.
Holding that approval of Indian gaming compact by the governor usurped the power of the legislature and violated the state constitution and the separation of powers doctrine
2009 N.Y. Slip Op. 8474 (N.Y. 2009) Cited 365 times
Holding that executive orders directing county and state civil services to recognize out of state same sex marriages were lawful; concurrence would have applied recognition of marriage doctrine to same-sex marriages that are valid where performed
Holding that a subcontractor, whose bid was part of an unsuccessful general contractor's bid, did not have standing to bring a competitive bidding challenge, because it was “not within the zone of interests protected by” the public bidding statute