The below articles summarize the continued costs to New Jersey of losing OPRA cases. The total is over $900,000 from 2012-2016 alone. That figure is the amount reimbursed to prevailing plaintiffs’ attorneys — it doesn’t even include the state’s own legal Continue Reading →
This editorial concerns an unauthorized purchase that a board of education subsequently voted to pay for after initially voting against the purchase at a prior meeting. The editorial raises important questions. For instance, why are public documents that would answer simple questions, Continue Reading →
It’s always nice to see local governments taking steps to better organize and maintain their records. – NJFOG December 2, 2015 By MARK KITCHIN Staff Writer Observer-Tribune (article here and re-posted below) CHESTER TWP. – Records and how to keep Continue Reading →
Prosecutor’s office declines to pursue charges against a records custodian, despite a certified statement by a subsequent custodian that the prior custodian destroyed public records without authorization. -NJFOG Nov. 25, 2015 by John Paff NJ Open Government Notes (John’s blog Continue Reading →
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release November 24, 2015 Does An OPRA Request Constitute Harassment? On Friday, October 30, 2015, the New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (“NJFOG”) attended a hearing in Kaplan v. Kratovil at New Brunswick Family Court. The Continue Reading →
UPDATE (9/10/2016): See bottom of post. — The pivotal question of whether or not a public agency can respond to a request for records by neither confirming nor denying that they exist is before the NJ Appellate Division. -NJFOG NorthJersey.com Nov. Continue Reading →
Two public records bills – S167 and S1840 – saw activity in Trenton on 11/16/2015. NJFOG testified. Find links to our testimony at http://njfog.org/legislation/. The bills, which were combined under S167, require certain gov’t records to be posted online and Continue Reading →
“The courts have held that once an investigation is closed, the government’s interest in confidentiality is less,” said Paff, who believes that the public has a right to know what an investigation is about, even if no charges are eventually Continue Reading →
