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UPDATE (5/2/2017): On 5/1/17, A4243 was received in the Senate and referred to the Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee. UPDATE (3/24/2017): A4243 was passed by the Assembly on 3/23/17. There is no sister bill in the Senate. (See 5/1/17 update.) NJFOG feels this is good legislation, but supports an additional amendment Read More …
A 9/14/2016 decision by an Essex County Superior Court judge favored a records requestor seeking a settlement confirmation letter pertaining to a lawsuit against Caldwell Borough. The court ruled that the letter was disclosable under OPRA even though the settlement had not been formally approved. That makes two such decisions now supporting the early release Read More …