3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 9 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 Matter of Tuckahoe Common Sch. Dist. v. Town of Southampton.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matter of Tuckahoe Common Sch. Dist. v. Town of Southampton Anchor | green | “all government records are thus presumptively open for public inspection and copying unless they fall within one of the enumerated exemptions of public officers law 87(2)” | 3 |
| 2 | Matter of Newsday, LLC v. Nassau County Police Dept. | green | “consistent with the policy of broad public access, the exemptions are to be narrowly construed, and the burden rests on the agency to demonstrate that the requested material qualifies for exemption” | 3 |
| 3 | Matter of Lane v. County of Nassau | green | “foil proceeds under the premise that the public is vested with an inherent right to know and that official secrecy is anathematic to our form of government” | 3 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment — for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.