Lawsuit against Long Beach Island BOE claims Records and Meetings Act violations

PRESS RELEASE For immediate release On March 2, 2016, the New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG) filed suit in Ocean County Superior Court claiming that the Long Beach Island Board of Education committed multiple violations of the state’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA) and Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA). The case, New Jersey Foundation Read More …

Appellate Court ruling: No residency requirement for OPRA

UPDATE (5/16/2018):  An Appellate Court ruled today that the right to request records under OPRA is not limited to New Jersey residents. The ruling upheld a lower court opinion in Burlington County and reversed those in Cape May and Atlantic Counties. The three cases were consolidated for the purpose of the Appellate review. In the Read More …

CASE SUMMARY: NJFOG v. Long Beach Island Board of Education

Case Name:  NJFOG v. Long Beach Island Board of Education Docket Number:  OCN-L-579-16 County / Vicinage:  Ocean Filing Date:  March 2, 2016 Presiding Judge:   Lynch Ford, Marlene Status:  Closed   Overview: The complaint alleges multiple violations of the OPMA and OPRA. The complaint cites the Board for violating OPRA by ignoring portions of NJFOG’s records request Read More …

CASE SUMMARY: NJFOG v. Little Egg Harbor Fire District #3

  Case Name:  NJFOG v. Little Egg Harbor Fire District #3 Docket Number: OCN-L-714-16 County / Vicinage:  Ocean Filing Date:  February 23, 2016 Presiding Judge:  Lynch Ford, Marlene Status:  closed   Overview: The complaint alleges violations of the Open Public Records Act (OPRA). After filing the lawsuit, NJFOG discovered various Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA) Read More …

Ocean County Prosecutor removes OPRA official over Facebook posts

An Ocean County prosecutor has been removed as the Office’s OPRA custodian after posting negative comments about OPRA and about the President on his personal Facebook page. As stated in the article, “Employees of the Prosecutor’s Office are held to a code of conduct that requires them to appear neutral in matters of politics to Read More …