A New York law requiring out-of-state litigants in civil cases to put down a security, which is not required of parties who are based in the state, does not infringe upon constitutional rights, the state’s highest court found in a unanimous ruling.

The law requires nonresident plaintiffs to put up a $500 security deposit for costs in cases originating in New York City and $250 for cases filed elsewhere in the state—a law that attorneys for plaintiff Charmaine Clement argue that, in addition to being unconstitutional, is out of sync with contemporary practice.

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