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Case Name: Libertarians for Transparent Government (LFTG) v. City of Jersey City Docket Number: HUD-L-002952-16 County / Vicinage: Hudson Filing Date: July 21, 2016 Judge: D’Alessandro, Daniel Status: Closed. Overview: This case determined that an Open Public Records Act requestor was entitled to a handwritten settlement agreement even though the handwritten agreement expressly Read More …
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again. Settlement agreements to which a governmental agency is a party — and for which taxpayers are on the hook directly or through the cost of insurance — are public records under New Jersey’s OPRA law. Last week NJFOG board member and transparency advocate John Paff reported on Read More …
Mercer County Judge Mary Jacobson decided last week that the town of Princeton must provide a chart that spells out how the Princeton Police Department and the Princeton University Public Safety Department share policing responsibilities on school property with respect to type of incident. However, the court ruled that a chart that shows which department Read More …
Planet Princeton’s editor has taken Princeton Borough to court to obtain its policing agreement with Princeton University. The OPRA request for records was denied under a security exemption. NJFOG’s president, whom the article states handled a similar case involving Rutgers University in which records were released, is representing her. — Read the article here: Read More …