The Common Law Right of Access to Public Records and the Cost of the Fight

It’s pretty big news when a judge grants a $45,000 fee award in a successful lawsuit seeking public records under the common law right of access.  It’s not just the magnitude of the figure, but that the requester-plaintiff — the little guy — could have been stuck with the tab. Many of our readers know that a Read More …

Attorney argues Planning Board decision invalid due to improper meeting notice

The Independent April 30, 2015 by Adam C. Uzialko MIDDLETOWN — A Superior Court judge is expected to render a decision soon after hearing final arguments in a legal dispute over a proposal to construct a private girls high school in Middletown. Ron Gasiorowski, attorney for opponents of a plan to build a permanent campus Read More …