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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 18 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side — they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Gould v. New York City Police Department.

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1 Gould v. New York City Police Department Anchor
ny · 1996
green “imposes a broad duty on government to make its records available to the public” 7
2 Beechwood Restorative Care Center v. Signor
ny · 2005
green “when faced with a foil request, an agency must either disclose the record sought, deny the request and claim a specific exemption to disclosure, or certify that it does not possess the requested document and that it could not be located after a diligent search” 6
3 Gould v. New York City Police Department
ny · 1996
green “to promote open government and public accountability, the foil imposes a broad duty on government to make its records available to the public” 5

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