A government agency cannot avoid its public disclosure obligations under the state’s Freedom of Information Law by merely citing statutory exemptions, and must explain how it can justify withholding information, a judge in Nassau County has held.
Yet while generally agreeing with Newsday that the Nassau County Police Department violated FOIL, Supreme Court Justice Daniel Palmieri (See Profile) denied the newspaper’s request for mandamus and declaratory relief, saying he could not order the agency to certify annually that it is meeting its disclosure requirements.
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