Legal Opinion
Kwitny v. McGuire
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 11, 1979PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Richard W. Wallach, J.
Petitioner is a newspaper reporter employed by the Wall Street Journal. In this CPLR article 78 proceeding he seeks a judgment compelling respondent police commissioner to permit him to inspect approved pistol license applications on file with the New York City Police Department, presumably as the predicate for research and publication of findings.
*125The commissioner resists this application primarily on the ground of executive privilege and the rights of privacy. In an open society such as ours where its members normally conduct their business while…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- United States v. NixonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Cirale v. 80 Pine Street Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
- Miracle Mile Assoc v. YudelsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- People v. KeatingAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1955
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Hechler v. CaseyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1985
- Grossman v. SchwarzDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1989
- Dobranski v. HouperAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. v. SiebertNew York Supreme Court · 1981
- Empire Realty Corp. v. New York State Division of LotteryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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