New Jersey Foundation for Open Government
Shining a light on local government
Under New Jersey’s Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA), a public agency may discuss taking adverse action against a public employee in a closed (executive) meeting unless the employee being discussed exercises his or her right to have the discussion conducted in public. In order for the employee to meaningfully exercise that right, the public agency Read More …
Case Name: Libertarians for Transparent Government (LFTG) v. Wall Township Board of Education and Brian J. Smyth Docket Number: MON-L-2848-17 County: Monmouth Filing Date: August 3, 2017 Presiding Judge: Not yet assigned (as of 8/10/17) Status: Open Overview: This case presents the issue of whether a custodian can deny access to an invoice under the Read More …
Case Name: NJFOG v. West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education et al. Docket Number: MER-L-000562-17 County / Vicinage: Mercer Filing Date: March 17, 2017 Judge: Jacobson, Mary C. Status: Closed, disposed 11/08/2017 Overview: This case is an OPRA/OPMA lawsuit brought as part of NJFOG’s affirmative litigation initiative to better define the requirements under these Read More …
Case Name: Libertarians for Transparent Government (LFTG) v. Elizabeth School District Docket Number: UNN-L-0160-17 County: Union Filing Date: January 11, 2017 Presiding Judge: Mega, Robert J. Status: Open. (Pending Order to Show Cause hearing on March 10, 2017) Overview: This case presents the issue of whether there is a right of access under Read More …
Case Name: LFTG v. Shore Regional High School District, et al Docket Number: MON-L-003750-16 County / Vicinage: Monmouth Filing Date: October 25, 2016 Presiding Judge: Thornton, Lisa P. Status: Open Overview: This lawsuit seeks to clarify: • Whether the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Section 10’s requirement that “an individual’s name, title, position, salary, payroll Read More …