B02 - Understanding FOIC Decision-making & the Right of Appeal from a FOIC Decision under the UAPA (2026CLC-B02)

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

10:15 AM to 12:15 PM

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The Business, Government, and Technology Track

Presented by the Appellate Advocacy Section and the Government and Public Sector Committee

About the Program

The presenters will provide a brief overview of the most litigated sections of the Freedom of Information Act before the Freedom of Information Commission and explain how the Freedom of Information Commission renders a decision in a contested case under the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act. Further, a Superior Court judge will explain how the court decides an appeal from a Freedom of Information Commission decision under the Uniform Administrative Procedure Act.

You Will Learn

About the intersection of FOIA and UAPA
How to appeal a FOIC decision
About insightful perspectives from the decision-makers who handle FOIA matters

Who Should Attend

Attorneys, paralegals, law students, compliance officers, and information privacy and administrative professionals who want to further their understanding and gain an insightful perspective of FOIA and UAPA. 

Credit

CT: 2.0 CLE Credit (General)
NY: 2.0 CLE Credit (AOP)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits. 

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: http://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. 

Speaker

Hon. Matthew J. Budzik
Connecticut Superior Court, New Britain

Moderator

Jonathan Weiner
Connecticut Supreme Court, West Hartford