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ANIMAL LABS v. BD OF TRS.

92 N.Y.2d 357 (1998)

703 N.E.2d 1218

681 N.Y.S.2d 205

In the Matter of Citizens for Alternatives to Animal Labs, Inc., et al., Appellants, v. Board of Trustees of the State University of New York et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 22, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elinor Molbegott, East Williston, for appellants.

Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney-General, New York City (Lisa R. Dell, Barbara G. Billet and Peter H. Schiff of counsel), for respondents.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges BELLACOSA, SMITH, CIPARICK and WESLEY concur.

LEVINE, J.

At issue on this appeal is whether certain records kept pursuant to Federal law by a research facility of the State University of New York (SUNY) are subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Law (Public Officers Law art 6) (FOIL). SUNY conducts biomedical research using dogs and cats in its Health Science Center at Brooklyn (SUNY HSC-B). Under the Federal Animal Welfare Act (7 USC §...

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