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New Judicial Pay Lawsuit Targets $51 Million N.Y. Budget Appropriation
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Five months after the New York Court of Appeals handed judges a partial victory in their 11-year battle for a pay raise, a group of judges sued the state last week, insisting they are entitled to $51 million set aside in last year's budget for judicial compensation. However, a spokesman for the governor said the money can't be tapped unless legislators and the governor agree -- and with the state in fiscal difficulties, officials have been reluctant to approve additional spending even when they agree it would be justified.
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