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Decision highlights some essentials of the Freedom of Information Law
8 Jan 2017, 8:04 am by The Public Employment Law Press
"Exemptions are to be narrowly construed to provide maximum access, and the agency seeking to prevent disclosure carries the burden of demonstrating that the requested material falls squarely within a FOIL exemption" (Matter of Capital Newspapers Div. of Hearst Corp. v Burns, 67 NY2d 562, 566 [1986] [citations omitted]; see Matter of Town of Waterford v New York State Dept. of Envtl. [read post]
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Documents that are prepared within the meaning of the attorney-client privilege are exempt from disclosure pursuant to New York State's Freedom of Information Law
20 Dec 2023, 5:00 am by Public Employment Law Press
 The Court affirmed the lower courts' rulings.Citing Public Officers Law §87[2][a] and Matter of Town of Waterford v New York State Dept. of Envtl. [read post]
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Documents that are prepared within the meaning of the attorney-client privilege are exempt from disclosure pursuant to New York State's Freedom of Information Law
20 Dec 2023, 5:00 am by Public Employment Law Press
 The Court affirmed the lower courts' rulings.Citing Public Officers Law §87[2][a] and Matter of Town of Waterford v New York State Dept. of Envtl. [read post]
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Freedom of Information disclosure exemptions involving inter-agency or intra-agency materials
22 Oct 2020, 7:00 am by Public Employment Law Press
Citing Public Officers Law §87[2][g], and Matter of Town of Waterford v New York State Dept. of Envtl. [read post]
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Freedom of Information disclosure exemptions involving inter-agency or intra-agency materials
22 Oct 2020, 7:00 am by Public Employment Law Press
Citing Public Officers Law §87[2][g], and Matter of Town of Waterford v New York State Dept. of Envtl. [read post]
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Correspondence exchanged between public officers and agencies and private consultants are within the ambit of the Freedom of Information Law
3 May 2018, 3:00 am by Public Employment Law Press
However, the Court of Appeals instructs that FOIL is to be "liberally construed and its exemptions narrowly interpreted so that the public is granted maximum access to the records of government" (Matter of Town of Waterford v New York State Dept. of Envtl. [read post]
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