Fight for Access to Teacher Contracts 

Following several ignored Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests for teacher and superintendent contracts, the Government Justice Center filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Empire Center for Public Policy against Malverne […]

Uncovering Scaffold Law Data

On May 9, 2018, the Government Justice Center filed a petition on behalf of the Empire Center for Public Policy in the New York County Supreme Court in Empire Center for Public Policy, […]

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

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 […]

GJC Supports Challenge to Mandatory Bar Dues

The Government Justice Center and several public policy centers filed a “friend of the court” brief in Jarchow v. State Bar of Wisconsin before the United States Supreme Court arguing that mandatory […]

Public Campaign Finance Commission 

GJC Sues Public Campaign Finance Commission for Records                                     The Government Justice Center (GJC) filed a case against the New York State Public Campaign Finance Commission for not abiding by the […]

Fighting for Vocational Freedom

Current Status of Lawsuit: Filed June 25, 2019. Lori Smith’s Story Lori Smith loves horses and loves caring for them. Since being exposed to horses when she was young, she realized […]

Holding Warren County Accountable

In early 2017, Mr. Whitehead tried to participate in Warren County’s decision-making regarding a contract dispute with a project vendor. Mr. Whitehead had discovered issues with a geo-thermal energy project […]