Legal Opinion
Buffalo News, Inc. v. Buffalo Enterprise Development Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 26, 1991PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Denman, P. J.
Petitioner, The Buffalo News, commenced this proceeding under CPLR article 78 and Public Officers Law § 84 et seq. (more commonly known as the Freedom of Information Law [FOIL]), seeking review of a decision of the Buffalo Enterprise Development Corporation (BEDC) denying petitioner access to information in it files. BEDC refused to disclose the information on the ground that it is not subject to the provisions of FOIL because it is not a government agency. Upon its determination that the BEDC is not an agency subject to the requirements of FOIL because "it is…
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