In the Matter of Frank J. Russo, Jr., Appellant,
v.
Nassau County Community College et al., Respondents. State University of New York et al., Intervenors-Respondents.
Court of Appeals of the State of New York.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued August 31, 1993.
Decided October 14, 1993.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Congdon, Flaherty, O'Callaghan, Reid, Donlon, Travis & Fishlinger, Garden City (Robert F. Van Der Waag and Michele Traboscia of counsel), for appellant.
Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn, New York City (Gregg M. Mashberg and Andr G. Castaybert of counsel), for respondents.
Katherine A. Levine and James R. Sandner, New York City, for Nassau Community College Federation of Teachers, Local 3150, intervenor-respondent.
Robert Abrams, Attorney-General, Hauppauge (Susan B. Blum and Jerry Boone of counsel), for State University of New York, intervenor-respondent.
Helen D. Irvin, of the District of Columbia Bar, admitted pro hac vice, and Ralph S. Brown, New York City, for American Association of University Professors, amicus curiae.
Ira Michael Shepard, of the District of Columbia Bar, admitted pro hac vice, for Association of Community College Trustees, amicus curiae.
Arthur N. Eisenberg, New York City, Lankenau, Kovner & Kurtz (Wayne N. Outten of counsel), and Michael A. Simon for New York Civil Liberties Union and another, amici curiae.
Mark Goodman, Michael Hiestand, Jane E. Kirtley, Eric P. Robinson and Leena Soni, of the District of Columbia Bar, admitted pro hac vice, for Student Press Law Center, Inc., and another, amici curiae.
Judges SIMONS, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur; Chief Judge KAYE and Judge LEVINE taking no part.
Court of Appeals of the State of New York.
SMITH, J.
The issue here is whether a film and filmstrips used by a professor in a course given in a public college constitute "agency records" subject to Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) disclosure. We hold that the items sought are subject to disclosure under FOIL. Accordingly, we reverse the order of the Appellate Division.
Respondent Nassau County Community College is chartered under Education Law...
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