Legal Opinion
Prall v. New York City Department of Corrections
New York Supreme Court
Decided May 23, 2013Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Darrell L. Gavrin, J.
Petitioner is the founder of Citizens Information Associates which operates a website called “Busted!” “Busted!” is a commercial website that generates revenue by posting arrest records of inmates, including their names, addresses, dates of birth, and photographs, and then charging a $68 fee to remove this personal information from the website.
On September 7, 2011, petitioner sent a letter to respondents requesting the following information pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL):
“[B]ooking photos/mugshots on every individual arrested by…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Capital Newspapers Division of the Hearst Corp. v. BurnsNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Data Tree, LLC v. RomaineNew York Court of Appeals · 2007
- Buffalo News, Inc. v. Buffalo Enterprise Development Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1994
- Scott v. Records Access OfficerNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- Nawaz v. State UniversityAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
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