Legal Opinion
Journal Publishing Co. v. Office of Special Prosecutor
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 23, 1986PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Felice K. Shea, J.
This CPLR article 78 proceeding, brought to review the denial of a request made under the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law art 6 [FOIL]), presents the question of whether tape recordings made in the course of a criminal investigation should be disclosed to a newspaper for use in defense of a libel action. Petitioner, The Journal Publishing Company, owns the Albuquerque Journal, a newspaper published and circulated in New Mexico. Respondent is the Special Prosecutor charged with investigating corruption in the New York City criminal justice…
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- James v. Gannett Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1976
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