New York State Freedom of Information Law

All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
New York Freedom of Information Law	8
New York State Freedom of Information Law canonical	4
New York FOIL	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2923494 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New York State Freedom of Information Law
Context triple: [Albany County Legislature, subjectTo, New York State Freedom of Information Law]

A. New York State Open Meetings Law
The New York State Open Meetings Law is a transparency statute that requires governmental bodies in New York to conduct their meetings publicly, with advance notice and access for the public and press.
B. New York State Public Officers Law
The New York State Public Officers Law is a body of state statutes that governs the appointment, powers, duties, ethics, and conduct of public officials and employees in New York.
C. New York Public Authorities Law
The New York Public Authorities Law is a body of New York State statutes that establishes, governs, and regulates public authorities and public benefit corporations, including their powers, duties, and financial practices.
D. New York Judiciary Law
The New York Judiciary Law is a body of state statutes that organizes and regulates the structure, powers, and procedures of New York’s court system and its judicial officers.
E. New York State Executive Law
The New York State Executive Law is a body of state statutes that defines the powers, duties, and organization of New York’s executive branch agencies and officers, including the governor and various departments.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: New York State Freedom of Information Law
Target entity description: The New York State Freedom of Information Law is a state statute that guarantees public access to government records in New York, promoting transparency and accountability in governmental operations.

A. New York State Open Meetings Law
The New York State Open Meetings Law is a transparency statute that requires governmental bodies in New York to conduct their meetings publicly, with advance notice and access for the public and press.
B. New York State Public Officers Law
The New York State Public Officers Law is a body of state statutes that governs the appointment, powers, duties, ethics, and conduct of public officials and employees in New York.
C. New York Public Authorities Law
The New York Public Authorities Law is a body of New York State statutes that establishes, governs, and regulates public authorities and public benefit corporations, including their powers, duties, and financial practices.
D. New York Judiciary Law
The New York Judiciary Law is a body of state statutes that organizes and regulates the structure, powers, and procedures of New York’s court system and its judicial officers.
E. New York State Executive Law
The New York State Executive Law is a body of state statutes that defines the powers, duties, and organization of New York’s executive branch agencies and officers, including the governor and various departments.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New York State statute ⓘ freedom of information law ⓘ sunshine law ⓘ
appliesTo	New York State boards and commissions ⓘ New York State departments ⓘ linked to: New York State executive agencies New York State executive agencies ⓘ New York State public authorities ⓘ New York cities ⓘ New York counties ⓘ New York school districts ⓘ New York towns ⓘ New York villages ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of New York ⓘ linked to: New York State
containsProvision	administrative appeal of denials of access ⓘ enumerated exemptions from disclosure ⓘ judicial review of agency determinations ⓘ presumption of access to agency records ⓘ provisions on fees for copying records ⓘ time limits for agency responses to requests ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
enforcedBy	New York State courts ⓘ linked to: New York State Judiciary
exempts	inter-agency or intra-agency deliberative materials in certain circumstances ⓘ records specifically exempted from disclosure by state or federal statute ⓘ records that could endanger the life or safety of any person if disclosed ⓘ records whose disclosure would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy ⓘ trade secrets and confidential commercial information in certain circumstances ⓘ
grantsRight	right of any person to request records from New York government agencies ⓘ
hasEffect	facilitates public oversight of government activities ⓘ increases transparency of New York governmental operations ⓘ supports investigative journalism in New York State ⓘ
hasPrinciple	agencies bear the burden of justifying denial of access ⓘ exemptions from disclosure must be narrowly construed ⓘ government records are presumptively open to the public ⓘ
interpretedBy	New York Committee on Open Government ⓘ linked to: Committee on Open Government New York State courts ⓘ linked to: New York State Judiciary
legalDomain	administrative law ⓘ information law ⓘ open government law ⓘ
purpose	to guarantee public access to government records in New York State ⓘ to promote government accountability ⓘ to promote government transparency ⓘ to provide a statutory right of access to agency records ⓘ
regulates	access to records of New York State agencies ⓘ access to records of New York local government agencies ⓘ disclosure of government records to the public ⓘ
relatedTo	New York Open Meetings Law ⓘ linked to: New York State Open Meetings Law New York Personal Privacy Protection Law ⓘ federal Freedom of Information Act ⓘ linked to: Freedom of Information Act
shortName	NY FOIL ⓘ New York FOIL ⓘ linked to: New York State Freedom of Information Law

How these facts were elicited