She ruled that the Legislature had violated its Home Rule requirement, under which a bill intended to affect a single city's local concerns - as this one does - cannot be passed unless the city requests it.

The Legislature violated both, Judge Cooper said, when it amended a bill that originally had sought to establish a commission to study the issue and to make legislative recommendations.

Mr. Pataki asserts that many of his vetoes, which cut $2.9 billion from the budget, cannot be overridden because the Legislature violated the state's Constitution in rewriting portions of his executive budget.

Ports Vow Lawsuit Officials of the ports said that they plan to challenge the constitutionality of the budget agreement, contending that the Legislature violated the intent of the Tidelands Act.

Many of his vetoes, Mr. Pataki has said, cannot be overridden because the Legislature violated the state Constitution in rewriting portions of his executive budget.

Lawmakers met in an emergency special session today to repass hundreds of spending bills that had been ruled invalid because the Legislature violated a requirement in the state Constitution.

These fees have been paid by the same taxpayers whose trust, the District Attorney charged, the Legislature had violated.

In a decision that did not directly comment on the merits of the program, the court said that in creating the Milwaukee plan the Legislature had violated Wisconsin's Constitution, which prohibits bills benefiting local communities from being attached to statewide legislation.

Judge Sol Wachtler's suit claims that the Governor and Legislature have violated a legal obligation to provide the judicial branch with adequate funding.

A17 Court Questions Florida Law Florida's highest court questioned whether the Legislature violated privacy rights and separation of powers between the government when it passed a special law to prolong a woman's life.