Distinguished Professor of Law Nina Kohn provided Syracuse.com with perspectives on the recent New York State Supreme Court decision that the state law requiring city judges outside of New York City to retire at age 70 was unconstitutional.
Kohn said the Equal Rights Amendment, approved in 2024, could lead to a variety of legal actions.
“This case is the tip of the iceberg,” she said. “The new protections for age really call into question many of our laws and policies.”
Kohn pointed out other retirement ages or age-based ticket pricing as other laws that could be impacted by the Equal Rights Amendment.
Kohn agreed that there is no clear reason why age 70 should be the cutoff. For instance, the age cutoff in Pennsylvania is 75.