Civil Liberties / Human Rights

FOIL Administrative Appeal example 2

Submitted by T. Forsyth on Fri, 2026-05-15 06:50

An example of a NYS FOIL administrative appeal on constructive denial grounds.

Youth Sports Leagues, Personnel Files, and Journalistic Peddling of Copaganda

Submitted by robertmeek on Thu, 2020-09-24 11:05

During a summer of citizens uprising against the racist Rochester Police Department, as well as against police departments across the world, Rochester's Democrat & Chronicle is demonstrating whose side they are on. On Aug. 22, Rochester's only daily circulated newspaper published a story by James Johnson on two youth sports organizations who reached out to, rather than turned their backs on, RPD officers.

Press Release: The Police Accountability Board Alliance Strongly Opposes City Council’s Proposed Changes to the PAB Legislation (April 16, 2019)

Submitted by R-IMC on Thu, 2019-05-23 22:05

A press release for a press conference from the Police Accountability Board Alliance after being told by Council members that the legislation released in January would be amended.

 

PAB Amendments (May 6, 2019)

Submitted by R-IMC on Thu, 2019-05-23 21:20

On May 6, 2019, Rochester City Council President Loretta Scott sent amendments for review by the Genesee Valley Chapter of the New York Civil Liberties Union, the United Christian Leadership Ministry, and the Police Accountability Board Alliance.

PAB AMENDMENTS -.doc

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Press Statement: Police Accountability Board Alliance Supports City Council Legislation Creating the Rochester Police Accountability Board (May 21, 2019)

Submitted by R-IMC on Thu, 2019-05-23 21:04

Below is a press statement from the Police Accountability Board Aliance that was released shortly before the City Council session began where the legislation was passed unanimously into law.

 

Amended and passed Rochester Police Accountability Board legislation (May 21, 2019)

Submitted by R-IMC on Thu, 2019-05-23 20:58

The Rochester Police Accountability Board legislation was passed unanimously on May 21, 2019 by Rochester City Council. The PDF below is the transmission letter for the legislation and the actual legislation.
 

DOC051719-05172019121905.pdf

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Rochester Rallies Against Judge Kavanaugh

Submitted by AlBrundage on Sun, 2018-08-26 23:27

 

 

Rochester rally against Kavanaugh

The Spoils of FOIL

Submitted by David Roth, Esq. (Roth & Roth, LLP) & Robert Freeman (Executive Director, State of New York Committee for Open Government) on Mon, 2018-05-14 11:57

A guide to Freedom Of Information Law (FOIL) requests in New York State.

The Spoils of FOIL, NYSTLI 02-24-16.pdf

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Guantanamo Remains a Global Symbol of Injustice

Submitted by George Cassidy Payne on Fri, 2018-01-12 14:49

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RECOMMENDED CITY OF ROCHESTER ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD (revised and updated, Oct. 2017)

Submitted by PABOC Ordinance Revision Committee on Sat, 2017-12-09 08:42

The Ordinance Revision Committee of the Police Accountability Board Organizing Committe spent the month of October in 2017 revising and strengthening the ordinance found in the second half of the report "The Case for an Independent Police Accountability System: Transforming the Civilian Review Process in Rochester, New York" co-authored by Barbara Lacker-Ware and Theodore Forsyth. The ordinance below should be replace the ordinance in the February 2017 report.

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