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While more and more public agencies have harnessed the power of Facebook and other social media sites to get their message out, it is not without meeting some administrative challenges. Questions often arise as to whether all users should be allowed to comment and if all comments should be allowed, and towns vary in how Read More …
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release October 5, 2016 Lawrence Twp. Council and Board of Ed. charged with OPMA and OPRA violations Lawrence Township Board of Education and Municipal Council have both been taken to court for allegedly running afoul of the state’s open public meetings and records laws. Filed this September in Mercer Read More …
Case Name: NJFOG v. Lawrence Township Council Docket Number: MER-L-1832-16 County / Vicinage: Mercer Filing Date: September 12, 2016 Presiding Judge: Jacobson, Mary C. Status: closed Overview: The complaint alleges multiple violations of the OPMA and OPRA. OPRA counts were settled by court order in November 2016. Though NJFOG sought summary judgment on Read More …
Case Name: NJFOG v. Lawrence Township Board of Education Docket Number: MER-L-1831-16 County / Vicinage: Mercer Filing Date: September 12, 2016 Presiding Judge: Jacobson, Mary C. Status: closed Overview: The complaint alleges multiple violations of the OPMA and OPRA. Records Act (OPRA) counts were settled in November 2016 (see documents below), and the Read More …
Case Name: Richard Lord v. City of Trenton, et al Docket Number: MER-L-1582-16 County / Vicinage: Mercer Filing Date: August 8, 2016 Judge: Jacobson, Mary C. Status: Closed (As of 11/7/16, the plaintiff’s attorney’s fee application is the only open item.) Overview: This lawsuit was filed after Richard Lord of Edison learned that Read More …