Legal Opinion

New York State United Teachers v. Brighter Choice Charter School

New York Court of Appeals

Decided November 18, 2010PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Pigott, J.

Petitioner New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) submitted requests under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) to the six respondent Charter Schools1 seeking, among other things, payroll records showing the full names, titles, corresponding salaries, and home addresses of all persons employed as teachers, instructors and faculty (collectively referred to *563hereafter as teachers). The Charter Schools partially denied the request, stating that full compliance would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy under Public Officers Law § 89 (2) (b).2

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Fink v. LefkowitzNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. Capital Newspapers v. WhalenNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  3. Matter of West Harlem Business Group v. Empire State Development CorporationNew York Court of Appeals · 2009
  4. Federation of New York State Rifle & Pistol Clubs, Inc. v. New York City Police DepartmentNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  5. New York State United Teachers v. Brighter Choice Charter SchoolAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009

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  3. Empire Center for New York State Policy v. New York State Teachers' Retirement SystemNew York Court of Appeals · 2014
  4. Grabell v. New York City Police DepartmentNew York Supreme Court · 2014
  5. Time Warner Cable News NY1 v. New York City Police DepartmentNew York Supreme Court · 2016

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