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Exhibit 3:
CJA’s November 13, 2024 testimony/complaint
“against COELIG’s Commissioners, Executive Director, General Counsel,
& Other High-Ranking Staff”, with March 29, 2023 testimony

Exhibit 4:
CJA’s November 15, 2024 supplement to testimony and complaint
by its four FOIL requests

Exhibit 5:
CJA’s August 6, 2024 letter to the seven new law school deans of the “independent review committee”, cc’ing their predecessor law school deans and the IRC’s other eight law school deans

3.
Motion Clerk MacVean's December 26, 2024 letter

4.
CJA's Statement Pursuant to Court Rule 500.23(a)(4)(iii)

uploaded motion

5.
ASG Brockner's December 30, 2024 letter to Clerk Davis

6.
CJA's January 3, 2025 letter to Clerk Davis

Chief Motion Clerk MacVean's January 3, 2025 letter

7.
January 9, 2025 Order
"ORDERED, that the motion, insofar as it seeks leave to file a brief amicus curiae
on the appeal herein, is denied (see Rules of Ct of Appeals [22 NYCRR] §500.23 ['Amicus curiae relief will be denied where acceptance of the amicus curiae submission may cause the recusal or disqualification
of one or more Judges of the Court']); and it is further
ORDERED, that the motion is otherwise denied.
Chief Judge Wilson and Judge Cannataro took no part"
(on motion list)

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Cannataro Recusal Form December 16, 2024 Order

VIDEO of January 7, 2025 Oral Argument

Court of Appeals' February 18, 2025 decision list

Court of Appeals February 18, 2025 Decision

COELIG's February 18, 2025 statement --
Cuomo v. Commission on Ethics & Lobbying in Government
"We are pleased with today’s ruling by the Court of Appeals validating the Governor’s and Legislature’s decision to create an ethics agency that is not dominated by those it oversees. That validation is especially important now, when the need for an agency with our mission is as great as it has ever been. As it has done continuously from its inception, the Commission will administer and enforce the state’s ethics and lobbying laws, deliberately, fairly, and with zeal, pursuing its mission to restore New Yorkers’ faith in state government."

Attorney General James' February 18, 2025 statement --
"The public deserves to have faith in their elected officials, and that requires a strong, independent ethics watchdog. In New York, we value the rule of law, and my office will always work to ensure our laws are defended, no matter who attempts to sidestep or ignore them. I was proud to help defend the constitutionality of the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government, and I commend my team for securing this decision that maintains the state's ethics watchdog. New Yorkers can trust that my office will always faithfully defend the public's interest."

click here for:
the media's largely indistinguishable, follow-the-pack reporting

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CJA's January 8, 2025 FOIL request --
"Whether any cases involving JCOPE were ever appealed to the Court of Appeals"

CJA's January 15, 2025 e-mail -- "Correcting..."

COELIG's January 15, 2025 acknowledgment

OCA's January 16, 2025 response

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At the Court of Appeals
CJA v. JCOPE, et al.

click here for A TALE OF TWO LAWSUITS
CJA v. JCOPE, et al & Cuomo v. COELIG

At the Court of Appeals
CJA v. (3rd) Commission on Legislative, Judicial & Executive Compensation