NEW YORK CIV v. NYC POLICE

No. 133.

32 N.Y.3d 556 (2018)

118 N.E.3d 847

94 N.Y.S.3d 185

2018 NY Slip Op 08423

In the Matter of NEW YORK CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, Appellant, v. NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided December 11, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York City ( Christopher Dunn , Robert Hodgson and Arthur Eisenberg of counsel), for appellant.

Zachary W. Carter , Corporation Counsel, New York City ( Aaron M. Bloom and Richard P. Dearing of counsel), for respondents.

David A. Schulz , Media Freedom & Information Access Clinic, Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression, Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut, for The New York Times Company and others, amici curiae.

Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, New York City ( Michael J. Bowe and Alexander B. Simkin of counsel), and Michael T. Murray , Office of the General Counsel of the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York, Inc., New York City ( David W. Morris , Andrew J. Dempster and Stephanie Sado of counsel), for Patrolmen's Benevolent Association of the City of New York, Inc., amicus curiae.


OPINION OF THE COURT

Civil Rights Law § 50-a requires that police officer personnel records be kept confidential, and sets out a procedure to obtain a court order of disclosure. Petitioner, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU), seeks disclosure of protected personnel...

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