In the Matter of Frank J. Russo, Jr., Appellant v. Nassau County Community College, Respondents. State…

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals held that a public college is an agency under the Freedom of Information Law and that the film and filmstrips used in a course are agency records subject to disclosure, rejecting the college’s inter‑agency exemption claim and affirming the lower court’s order to permit inspection. The Court also declined to decide the First Amendment academic‑freedom argument.