Case Name: In the Matter of Robert Fishbein, Appellant, v. State Education Department et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1975-11-20
Citations: 50 A.D.2d 688
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Robert Fishbein, Appellant, v State Education Department et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 50
Pages: 688–688

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Robert Fishbein, Appellant, v State Education Department et al., Respondents.

Opinion:
— Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered September 6, 1974 in Albany County, which dismissed petitioner's application, in a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 78, to compel respondents to grant him the degree of Doctor of Law. We affirm the dismissal of petitioner's application for the reasons set forth by Special Term, and note that respondents' classification works no denial of equal protection for it insures that all holders of the degree of Doctor of Law, both prospectively and retroactively, will have obtained the same educational experience before commencing the study of law. Judgment affirmed, without costs. Greenblott, J. P., Sweeney, Kane, Larkin and Reynolds, JJ., concur.