New Jersey Foundation for Open Government
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In a unanimous decision issued on June 20, 2017 in John Paff v. Galloway Township, et al, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), “information in electronic form, even if part of a larger document, is itself a government record [and that] electronically stored information extracted from an Read More …
UPDATE (3/4/17): The New Jersey Supreme Court heard arguments in Paff v. Galloway Township on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Paff’s attorney, NJFOG VP Walter Luers, presented argument before the Court. — The NJ Supreme Court has agreed to hear Paff v. Galloway Township, which concerns access to electronic records. Under OPRA, public agencies don’t have Read More …
Case Name: John Paff v. Andrew C. Carey in his capacity as Middlesex County Prosecutor Docket Number: MID-L-4240-15 County / Vicinage: Middlesex Filing Date: July 22, 2015 Judge: Francis, Travis L. Status: Closed Overview: John Paff filed suit against the Middlesex County Prosecutor to obtain the Promis/Gavel reports available to that office. The Promis/Gavel Read More …
Ever file an OPRA request for email correspondence and feel there is stuff you’re not getting? Wouldn’t it be nice to see a log of email communications to know for sure? A trial court ruled the log is a public document, but the town appealed, and now things are heating up on both sides. Read More …