Home News Bending the FOIL rules: AG Tish James must treat all requests for...News Bending the FOIL rules: AG Tish James must treat all requests for public records equally Bynytimespost -0FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Under the New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL), which allows the public to request and receive records from the government, agencies are supposed to treat all requests equally. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Related