Looking Under the Hood at the SUNY Board of Trustees
Jim Malatras resigned as chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY) in December 2021. The terms of SUNY’s separation agreement with Malatras surfaced just over a month later. SUNY agreed to give Malatras a $450,000 paid year of “study leave” and a tenured faculty position at SUNY Empire College. The year of study leave was remarkable and widely covered by the media, so GJC looked further into it.
Fighting Illegal Gerrymandering
Government Justice Center is representing the Empire Center for Public Policy as amicus in state court proceedings over reapportioning New York’s congressional and senate districts.
Challenging Illegal Fees
For several years, Long Island’s Suffolk County has avoided raising general fund taxes by imposing new or increased fees on certain residents. In October 2017, the Government Justice Center, an […]
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, […]
GJC Files JCOPE Complaint Against Attorney General
The Government Justice Center today filed a complaint with the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) detailing misconduct by New York State Attorney General Barbara Underwood, and Special Assistant […]
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
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 […]
ESD Determining Fates In Darkness
The Cuomo Administration took unprecedented steps to stop the spread of COVID-19, including shutting down all “non-essential” businesses. This has taken a tremendous toll on communities across the state. The […]
Challenging the constitutionality of pay raises
When an unelected committee approved pay raises for the state’s legislators, GJC filed a lawsuit alleging the raises were unconstitutional.
Defending a rape survivor’s right to free speech
In a blatant misuse of political power, New York’s Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE), which is tasked with regulating lobbying in New York, went after Kat Sullivan—a rape survivor who was pushing for the passage of the Child Victims Act.
GJC Sues Long Island Power Authority and South Fork Wind
The Government Justice Center (GJC) has filed a complaint on behalf of Long Island ratepayers against the Long Island Power Authority and South Fork Wind, formally known as Deepwater Wind South Fork, […]