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LAWYERS' ASSN. v. STATE OF NY

196 Misc.2d 761 (2003)

763 N.Y.S.2d 397

NEW YORK COUNTY LAWYERS' ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff, v. STATE OF NEW YORK et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

February 5, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Davis Polk & Wardell, New York City (Frank Mosely and Kelli J. Stenstrom of counsel), for plaintiff.

Eliot Spitzer, Attorney General, New York City (Carolyn Cairns Olson and David B. Cohen of counsel), for State of New York, defendant. Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel (Jonathan Pines of counsel), for City of New York, defendant.

OPINION OF THE COURT

LUCINDO SUAREZ, J.

THE TRUE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE IS THE FIRMEST PILLAR OF GOOD GOVERNMENT.1 The courts of this state cannot be true to George Washington's conviction when the most vulnerable in our society, children and indigent adults, appear in courts without advocates to champion or defend their causes. The pusillanimous posturing and procrastination of the executive and legislative branches have...

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