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Displaying 11 Finding Aids
Title
- New York State Labor Bureau affirmative litigation
Series Number
- 15268
Summary
- This series documents Labor Bureau litigation involving labor law violations. Records include legal documents, data, and legal notes. While Litigation subjects vary, the series contains extensive files including for A.T.&T., Baldwin School District, NYS HMO v. Curiale, NW Liquidating Corp. v. IBA, General Electric Co., New York City Transit Authority, Daily News v. State of New York, and Percesepe v. NYSDOL.
Creator
- New York (State). Labor Bureau
Access Restrictions
- Access to certain records in this series is restricted pursuant to New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Sections 87.2(a) and/or 87.2(g) due to the presence of attorney-client communications, attorney work-product, and certain inter-agency correspondence. State Archives staff will review requests for specific documents and disclose in accordance with FOIL.
Title
- Theatrical registration files
Series Number
- 20476
Summary
- Theatrical producers finance commercial theater through the sale of limited partnership interests to investors. The Attorney General has the authority to review and approve the offering literature and financial reports. These files from the Department of Law contain correspondence, prospectuses, accounting work sheets, financial statements, reports, and applications/exemptions for registration of theatrical companies in New York State.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Investor Protection and Securities
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Register of hearings and receivership cases
Series Number
- B0998
Summary
- This volume documents hearings before the Attorney General (1884-1892) and receivership cases in which the Attorney General was interested or which he prosecuted (ca. 1891-1902). Entries for hearings provide the names of the respondent, petitioner, and their attorneys; the date of receipt or filing; and case disposition. Entries for receivership cases provide case title and dates of service of papers, motions, adjournments, orders, final accountings, etc.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Office of the Special Prosecutor for Investigation of the New York City Criminal Justice System executive files
Series Number
- 16104
Summary
- Executive Orders 55 through 59, issued by Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller on September 19, 1972, required the Attorney General to appoint one or more special deputies and assistants to investigate and prosecute alleged "corrupt acts and omissions" in the five counties comprising the City of New York. This series consists of notes, audio-visual material, press clippings, memorandums, and reference material relating to cases being investigated by the Office of the Special Prosecutor for Investigation of the New York City Criminal Justice System.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the Special Prosecutor for Investigation of the New York City Criminal Justice System
Access Restrictions
- Partly restricted by Executive Law sect. 63.8, Civil Rights Law sect. 73.8, and Freedom of Information Law sect. 87.2(a), (b), (c), (f), and (g). Statutes restricting access to certain materials pursuant to Freedom of Information Law sect. 87.2(a) are Criminal Procedure Law sect. 700.65 (communications intercepted by authority of an "eavesdropping" warrant); Penal Law sect. 250.20 (prohibits disclosure of information about the existence of a specific eavesdropping warrant); Penal Law sect. 215.70 (grand jury testimony); Civil Practice Law and Rules sect. 3101(b) (confidential attorney-client communications); and Criminal Procedure Law sect. 240.10(2) (confidential attorney work product or material prepared for litigation).
Title
- Office of the Special Prosecutor for Investigation of the Tawana Brawley case investigation records
Series Number
- 17386
Summary
- Files of the special prosecutor concern the investigation of allegations by Tawana Brawley. Brawley, a Black 15 year old female from Wappingers Falls, New York, alleged in November 1987 that she had been kidnapped, sexually abused and raped by six unidentified white men. No prosecutions occurred, and the Dutchess County grand jury's findings and legislative recommendations were contained in a public final report.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the Special Prosecutor for Investigation of the Tawana Brawley Case
Access Restrictions
- Restricted by Executive Law section 63.8, Civil Rights Law sect. 73.8, and Freedom of Information Law section 87.2(a), (b), (c), (e), and (g). Statutes restricting access to certain materials pursuant to Freedom of Information Law section 87.2(a) are Penal Law section 215.70 (grand jury testimony); Civil Practice Law and Rules section 3101(b) (confidential attorney-client communications); and Criminal Procedure Law section 240.10(2) (confidential attorney work product or material prepared for litigation).
Title
- Formal and informal opinions of the attorney general
Series Number
- 11076
Summary
- The series consists of opinions and advisories rendered by the attorney general to state officers (including the governor and state comptroller) and to heads of various state departments, boards, and commissions. The bulk of later opinions interpret sections from parts of the corpus of state law (e.g. Civil Service Law, Public Officers Law), provide interpretations of issues (e.g. compensation over eminent domain), or suggest rules for compliance with enacted legislation (e.g. auto registration under the Highway Law).
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Commission on Government Integrity investigation project files
Series Number
- 15823
Summary
- This series documents the Commission on Government Integrity's investigation into violations of ethical or legal standards of conduct by public officials and employees. Particularly well documented are investigations of judicial selection, government procurement and contracting, and improper practices of New York City officials and employees.
Creator
- New York (State). Commission on Government Integrity
Access Restrictions
- All investigative materials in Moreland Act commission records are indefinitely restricted pursuant to Executive Law sect. 6 and 63.8 and Civil Rights Law sect. 73.8. Requests for access to such materials are referred to the Governor's Office.
- Private hearing materials: Restricted; Executive Law, Section 63.8.
- Investigation background reports on individuals: Restricted; Personal Privacy Protection Law, Section 96.1.c and personal privacy exemption of Freedom of Information Law, Section 87.2.b.
- Tax returns: Restricted: Closed permanently; exempted from public disclosure by specific statutes, therefore deniable under Freedom of Information Law, Section 87.2.a.
Title
- Attorney General's Office register of railroad cases
Series Number
- B0610
Summary
- This series consists of a register documenting legal papers served and filed, and other proceedings in actions brought by the people of the State of New York against railroad corporations. All complaints were sent to sheriffs for service on February 8-9, 1853. The volume also contains entries for cases handled by attorney Anthony Ten Eyck of Albany between 1845 and 1853.
Creator
- New York (State). Attorney General's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Department of Health Office of Legal Affairs legislative bill files and correspondence and opinions of the Attorney General
Series Number
- B1335
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Health. Office of Legal Affairs
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Robert Abrams personal papers and ephemera
Series Number
- B2818
Summary
- This series consists of personal and professional papers and ephemera associated with the life and career of New York State Attorney General Robert Abrams. The series documents his public service in the New York State Assembly, as Bronx Borough President, and as State Attorney General. Records include correspondence; speeches; photographs; videotapes; audiocassettes; scrapbooks; news clippings; and Department of Law annual reports, press releases, opinions, and accomplishments.
Creator
- Abrams, Robert, 1938-
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Background and investigation files of the New York City Commission to Investigate Allegations of Police Corruption and the City's Anti-Corruption Procedures
Series Number
- 16012
Summary
- The Knapp Commission was charged with identifying "patterns of corruption" within the New York City Police Department and investigating administrative procedures and operations for dealing with corruption. Records in this series include hearing transcripts, interview notes, complaint forms, questionnaires, subject and correspondence files, tape recordings, and minutes. Topics include specific types of criminal activity and on police involvement in them, relations between the police and citizens in black and Hispanic neighborhoods, and the work habits and culture of NYC police.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of the Special Prosecutor for Investigation of the New York City Criminal Justice System
Access Restrictions
- Partly restricted by Freedom of Information Law sect. 87.2(a), (b), (e), (f), and (g). Statutes restricting access to certain materials pursuant to Freedom of Information Law sect. 87.2(a) are Criminal Procedure Law sect. 700.65 (communications intercepted by authority of an "eavesdropping" warrant); Penal Law sect. 250.20 (prohibits disclosure of information about the existence of a specific eavesdropping warrant); Penal Law sect. 215.70 (grand jury testimony); Civil Practice Law and Rules sect. 3101(b) (confidential attorney-client communications); and Criminal Procedure Law sect. 240.10(2) (confidential attorney work product or material prepared for litigation).
- Public hearing transcripts are available for public inspection and copying.