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New York Law Journal

Magistrate Judge Unseals Documents in Falun Gong Case

Members of the Falun Gong spiritual movement suing over what they say is a campaign of violence and intimidation in Queens have lost their bid to have documents in the case kept under seal.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pennsylvanians for Union Reform v. Pennsylvania Dept. of State, PICS Case No. 16-0731 (Pa. Commw. May 23, 2016) Jubelirer, J. (14 pages).

A requestor was not entitled to enforce disclosure of voter registration information pursuant to the Right-to-Know Law (RTKL). Final determination of the Office of Open Records affirmed.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Pub. Util. Comm'n v. Seder/The Times Leader, PICS Case No. 16-0733 (Pa. May 25, 2016) Baer, J.; Saylor, J., dissenting. (23 pages).

A "tip letter" and documents from a subsequent investigation by Public Utility Commission staff were subject to disclosure pursuant to the Public Utility Code (PUC), which required disclosure of documents relied by upon by the commission in reaching a determination. Order of the commonwealth court reversed.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Third Circuit Hears Arguments on Bridgegate Names List

Exactly what constitutes a "bill of particulars" was the issue at the center of arguments before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday over whether to disclose a list of unindicted co-conspirators from the Bridgegate scandal.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Upholds Local Law Requiring Housing Disclosure

The New York City Council was within its rights to pass Local Law 44, which mandates the creation of a website tracking information about awarding and monitoring contracts with developers who work on subsidized housing projects, the First Department held.
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New York Law Journal

Panel Supports City's Denial of Data on NYPD Surveillance

Police properly applied the "Glomar Doctrine" in refusing to acknowledge the existence of records, requested under state Freedom of Information Law, that related to surveillance programs, a Manhattan appeals court found.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Inaccurate Criminal Records Raise Barriers for New Yorkers

Among the common sources of inaccuracies in criminal records, advocates say, are court clerks who fail to ask law enforcement agencies to seal criminal records after cases are conditionally discharged and dispositions that are missing from court records and criminal history record searches. These errors can cause clients to lose out on housing and job prospects, attorneys for low-income New Yorkers say.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Centre County DA's Open Records Process Questioned by Court

A Right-to-Know Law denial of records from the Centre County District Attorney's Office should have been appealed in the Centre County Court of Common Pleas rather than the Commonwealth Court, the latter has ruled, in a decision that raised a question about how the District Attorney's Office handles the open records appeals process.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Civil Actions

Cases recently filed in the Washington-area district courts.
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New York Law Journal

Matter of Fernandez v. The N.Y. City Police Dept.

Court Declines to Order Police to Expend More Hours on Likely Fruitless Search for Records
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