Goverl Consulting Corp. v. New York Temporary State Commission on Lobbying

OPINION OF THE COURT

Casey, J.

At issue on this appeal is the validity of a subpoena duces tecum issued on behalf of respondent, the Temporary State Commission on Lobbying, for the production of certain records by petitioner Goverl Consulting Corporation (hereinafter petitioner), a lobbyist which refused to cooperate with respondent in its random audit program. Petitioner contends that the subpoena must be quashed in the absence of some factual basis for concluding that petitioner’s reports contain false or inaccurate information or that petitioner has otherwise violated the Lobbying Act (L…