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Case Name: Libertarians for Transparent Government (LFTG) v. Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Docket Number: BUR-L-1567-16 County / Vicinage: Burlington (originally filed in Mercer Co., but transferred to Burlington Co.) Filing Date: July 21, 2016 Judge: Bookbinder, Ronald Status: Open (as of 11/28/2016) Overview: This case stems from a June 7, 2016 Trentonian article entitled Read More …
Mercer County Superior Court Judge Mary C. Jacobson ruled on July 12, 2016 that the Government Records Council’s (GRC) unapproved meeting minutes are exempt from disclosure because they are pre-decisional and deliberative. The ruling agrees with the GRC’s decision in the case of Parave-Fogg. The Superior Court lawsuit was an attempt to have the Parave-Fogg decision 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 …
This is a good article about the issues in the NJFOG v. Trenton School Board case, which highlights the systemic issues with regard to Open Public Meetings Act compliance statewide. –NJFOG N.J. open records group wins judgments against Trenton school board By Kevin Shea NJ.com June 30, 2015 (Full article here and posted below) TRENTON – Read More …
The New Jersey Foundation for Open Government (NJFOG) filed a lawsuit (Docket No. MER-L-11-15) against the Trenton Board of Education earlier this year. The suit involves multiple violations of the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) and Open Public Meetings Act (OPMA). NJFOG previously announced that OPRA counts were decided in our favor, with a hearing Read More …