Ballard Spahr December 14, 2017 Champions of government oversight notched a significant win yesterday as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation strengthening that state’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). The new legislation makes it easier for requesters stonewalled by agencies to recover attorney’s fees for challenging denials in court by making such recovery mandatory […]
Opening Up New York’s Public Records
The New York Times Editorial December 10, 2017 In an age of entrenched political antagonism, here’s a proposition everyone can support: A democratic government should be as open and transparent as possible. No one — not citizens or businesses, not advocacy groups or the media — should be denied information because there are too many […]
State police win right to “neither confirm nor deny” records exist
June 15, 2016 – Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press by Luis Ferre Sadurni Earlier this month a New York appellate court affirmed the New York City Police Department’s decision to “neither confirm nor deny” the existence of records on the surveillance of two Muslim men. The NYPD’s response, also known as a Glomar […]
