Our Cases

  • Department of Labor Abusing the FOIL Disclosure Exemptions

    Department of Labor Abusing the FOIL Disclosure Exemptions

    The Department of Labor fined the Town of Queensbury for not installing a workplace violence policy but the department subsequently reduced the penalty by almost thirty thousand dollars without reason. […]

  • Agencies Must Disclose Records Maintained In Electronic Format

    Agencies Must Disclose Records Maintained In Electronic Format

    Christine Soderlund submitted a FOIL Request for records related to the Town of Boylston’s spending from the checkbook registers of its highway and general accounts for fiscal year 2017. Boylston […]

  • Governor Cuomo and the Legislature Stonewall Independent Redistricting

    Governor Cuomo and the Legislature Stonewall Independent Redistricting

    The Government Justice Center has filed a lawsuit in New York State Supreme Court to compel Governor Cuomo and the Legislature to properly fund the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission and ensure its […]

  • Rensselaer County Strands Seasonal Campers

    Rensselaer County Strands Seasonal Campers

    Last Friday, the Government Justice Center sent a letter to the Rensselaer County Health Commissioner and Empire State Development demanding that the county and state stop preventing out of state seasonal campers […]

  • Upholding Open Meetings Law

    Upholding Open Meetings Law

    Colonie Town Board Violated Open Meetings Law The Government Justice Center sent a letter to the Colonie Town Supervisor yesterday advising the Town Board to both livestream and record their town meetings […]