CASE SUMMARY: LFTG v. Wall Township Board of Education

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 SUMMARY: NJFOG v. West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional Board of Education et al.

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 SUMMARY: LFTG v. Elizabeth School District

  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 SUMMARY: LFTG v. Shore Regional High School District

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 …

CASE SUMMARY: Digital First Media v. Township of Readington, et al.

Case Name: Digital First Media v. Township of Readington, et al Docket Number: HNT-L-427-16 County: Hunterdon Filing Date: September 30, 2016 Presiding Judge: Yolanda Ciccone Status: Disclosure stayed pending appeal   Overview: The court ruled that Readington Township must provide a newspaper with a patrol car’s dash-cam video of the August 26, 2016 drunk-driving arrest Read More …