Judge has enjoined Princeton school boards from future Sunshine Law violations

On October 13, 2017, Mercer County Judge Mary Jacobson issued injunctions requiring Open Public Meetings Act compliance by both the Public and Charter Schools in Princeton, New Jersey.  Judge Jacobson also pointed out the irony of one board violating OPMA while suing the other for OPMA violations! While NJFOG was not involved in this lawsuit, Read More …

NJFOG takes West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education to court

NJFOG v. West Windsor-Plainsboro Board of Education, filed 3/17/17, is the latest effort by NJFOG to increase OPMA/OPRA compliance. The suit follows others in Mercer County against the Trenton Board of Ed. in 2015 and the Lawrence Township Council & Board of Ed. in 2016.   See our case summary for more detail.     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 …

Appellate Court rules OPRA requests are OPRA-able

On January 27, 2017, in three consolidated appeals, the Appellate Division held that OPRA requests are, generally, themselves subject to OPRA and that access to such requests cannot be denied wholesale. The opinion is available HERE. Cases: A-1236-14T3 HARRY SCHEELER VS. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, ANDREW J. MCNALLY, ET AL. A-3170-14T4 HEATHER GREICO VS. NEW Read More …

Mercer Judge rules for release and un-redaction of emails related to event planning

The Record received 90 heavily redacted pages from the governor’s office in response to a lawsuit seeking emails pertaining to planning for the Harrison PATH ceremony held 3 days after the Bridgegate scandal broke. Mercer County Judge Mary C. Jacobson rejected the administration’s claim that the communications were exempt as “advisory, consultative or deliberative” or Read More …