Washington Post v. Insurance Department

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Washington Post vs. Insurance Department Number: 61 N.Y.2d 557, 463 N.E.2d 604 Year: 1984 State: New York Other lawsuits in New York Other lawsuits in 1984 Precedents include: This case eliminated the promise of confidentiality has no affect on the status of public records.

Contents 1 Important precedents 2 Background 3 Supporters of the FOIA request 4 Criticisms of the FOIA request 5 Ruling of the court 6 Associated cases 7 See Also 8 External links 9 References

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Washington Post v. Insurance Department is a 1984 court case concerning the New York Freedom of Information Law.

[edit] Important precedents

The court held that a "promise of confidentiality . . . is irrelevant to whether the requested documents fit within the Legislature's definition of records. . . . Nor is it relevant [whether] the documents originated outside the government."

The court granted access to minutes of insurance company meetings. The minutes had been voluntarily given by a private insurance company to the state's Insurance Department under a promise of confidentiality.^[1]

[edit] Background

[edit] Supporters of the FOIA request

[edit] Criticisms of the FOIA request

[edit] Ruling of the court

[edit] Associated cases

[edit] See Also

• New York Freedom of Information Law

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[edit] References