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PARKHOUSE v. STRINGER

12 N.Y.3d 660 (2009)

In the Matter of VIRGINIA PARKHOUSE, Appellant, v. SCOTT M. STRINGER, as Borough President of Manhattan, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided June 25, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Whitney North Seymour, Jr., New York City, and Gabriel North Seymour, Falls Village, Connecticut, for appellant.

Michael A. Cardozo, Corporation Counsel, New York City (Alan G. Krams and Kristin M. Helmers of counsel), for respondents.

Matthew Faiella, New York City, and Arthur Eisenberg for New York Civil Liberties Union, amicus curiae.

Judges CIPARICK, GRAFFEO, READ, PIGOTT and JONES concur; Chief Judge LIPPMAN taking no part.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SMITH, J.

Petitioner's testimony at a public hearing before a New York City agency prompted a complaint by a public official, followed by a subpoena to petitioner from the New York City Department of Investigation (DOI). Petitioner seeks to quash the subpoena, claiming that it exceeds DOI's investigative authority and interferes with her First Amendment rights.

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