Legal Opinion
Gannett Co. v. James
New York Supreme Court
Decided March 24, 1981PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Elizabeth W. Pine, J.
Petitioners, a newspaper publisher and two reporters, seek judgment in this article 78 proceeding directing the disclosure of documents requested in six separate applications made pursuant to the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), article 6 of the Public Officers Law. Of the six records-access applications before this court, two were directed to the records-access officer for the City of Rochester, and four to the records-access officer for the County of Monroe. Each of petitioners’ six applications was initially denied by the records-access officer…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Westchester Rockland Newspapers, Inc. v. KimballNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- Church of Scientology of New York v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Miracle Mile Assoc v. YudelsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- Doolan v. Board of Cooperative Educational ServicesNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- Westchester Rockland Newspapers, Inc. v. MosczydlowskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
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3Cited by11 opinions
- King v. CondeDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1988
- Gannett Co. v. JamesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Capital Newspapers Division of Hearst Corp. v. BurnsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Cowles Publishing Co. v. State PatrolCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1986
- Wunsch v. City of RochesterNew York Supreme Court · 1981
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