Public Officers Law § 87 (2) (a) provides that an agency "may deny access to records" that "are specifically exempted from disclosure by state ... statute." The NYPD disciplinary decisions sought here fall within Civil Rights Law § 50-a, which makes confidential police "personnel records used to evaluate performance toward continued employment or promotion" (see
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