Party Name:
Margaret GODFREY et al., Appellants, v. Andrew J. SPANO, as Westchester County Executive, et al., Respondents, and New York State Comptroller, Intervenor-Respondent. Kenneth J. Lewis et al., Appellants, v. New York State Department of Civil Service et al., Respondents.
Attorney:
Alliance Defense Fund, Scottsdale, Arizona (Brian W. Raum, Benjamin W. Bull, of the Arizona bar, admitted pro hac vice, and James A. Campbell, of the Arizona bar, admitted pro hac vice, of counsel), and Ruta & Soulios, LLP, New York City (Joseph A. Ruta of counsel), for appellants in the first ab...
Judge Panel:
CIPARICK, J. (concurring). Judges GRAFFEO, READ and SMITH concur with Judge PIGOTT; Judge CIPARICK concurs in result in a separate opinion in which Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judge JONES concur.