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Appellate decision drastically limits public access to law enforcement records

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In a decision binding on every public agency in the State, a State appeals court has severely limited access to police records. NJFOG will work with other interested parties to limit or reverse this decision. The decision is available HERE. – NJFOG   UPDATE (12/15/2015):  The NJ Supreme Court has agreed to hear North Jersey Media Read More …

Appeals Court: Town did not prove that surveillance video was exempt from disclosure.

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New Jersey Open Government Notes May 13, 2015 by John Paff On May 13, 2015, the New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division, in a published and thus precedential case, discussed public disclosure of security videos taken by a stationary camera in a municipal building.  But the court did not lay down a blanket rule, but Read More …