Legal Opinion

John v. New York Ethics Commission

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 26, 1992PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Weiss, P. J.

In what appears to be a case of first impression, we are today called upon to reconcile the provisions for disclosure of public records authorized by the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law art 6 [hereinafter FOIL]) with certain provisions of Executive Law § 94 which, inter alia, delineate respondent’s functions, powers and duties. The issue in this case distills to whether an annual financial disclosure statement filed with respondent may be photocopied, photographed or otherwise reproduced upon demand made under FOIL or whether Executive Law § 94…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Grossman v. BaumgartnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
  2. Shattenkirk v. FinnertyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  3. Shattenkirk v. FinnertyNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  4. Hunter v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
  5. Dental Society v. New York State Tax CommissionAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Bogdan v. New York State Board for Professional Medical ConductAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  2. Matter of Tatko v. Village of GranvilleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022
  3. Schneider v. BressAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  4. Nassau Health Care Corp. v. New York State Ethics CommissionNew York Supreme Court · 2003
  5. Wood v. AxelrodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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