Andrew Cuomo Scores Big Win as NY Ethics Panel Probing Him Deemed Unconstitutional

The ruling allows Mr. Cuomo to continue holding onto the $5 million in profits from his book deal.

Then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo provides a COVID-19 update on June 23, 2021. Don Pollard/Office of Governor Andrew Cuomo/TNS

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has scored another legal victory in his efforts to protect his $5 million pandemic-era book deal from a state ethics panel.

For the past year, Mr. Cuomo has been fighting off attempts by New York’s Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG) to force him to cough up the money he received for writing the 2020 memoir, “American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic.”