The Second Circuit upheld the City’s new health code
provision that requires certain chain restaurants to post
calorie information on menus and menu boards. The
same court unanimously determined that a local law
passed by the City Council that extends term limits from
two to three terms was in accordance with state law
and constitutional.
Finally, the Second Circuit upheld, as consistent with the
First Amendment, a City rule prohibiting new parades
on Fifth Avenue.
The City as a “Friend of the Court”
Preventing Disruption of Local Heliport Operations
In 2009, the Division submitted amicus or friend-of-thecourt briefs in 10 cases. This includes two submissions to
the U.S. Supreme Court in which the ?nal determinations
supported the City’s positions. The U.S. Supreme Court’s
decision on post-conviction DNA testing sided with the
City’s position that state protections are adequate and
that the Court should not create a new constitutional
right where none currently exists. The second case
determined that donated monuments placed on public
land constitute governmental speech rather than private
speech, and notably, the Supreme Court even referred to
the City’s amicus brief three times in its unanimous opinion.
The Division defeated a challenge to the City’s downtown
heliport concession award. A losing proposer argued
that he was better quali?ed and had submitted a better
proposal than competitors for the contract. The court
determined that the selection committee, comprised of
employees of the New York City Economic Develop ????)
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