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“The courts have held that once an investigation is closed, the government’s interest in confidentiality is less,” said Paff, who believes that the public has a right to know what an investigation is about, even if no charges are eventually filed. -NJFOG Press of Atlantic City / PressofAtlanticCity.com By RICHARD DEGENER, Staff Writer November 17, Read More …
Courier-Post By Jim Walsh Nov. 17, 2015 (full article here) CAMDEN – Corrections officers who smuggled cellphones into Camden County Jail had no right to privacy once the phones were discovered by investigators, a state judge said Monday. Superior Court Judge Louis Meloni made that finding in rejecting an effort to keep secret more than Read More …
The New Jersey League of Municipalities in cooperation with the New Jersey Government Records Council is holding a webinar titled “A Review of the Open Public Records Act” Webinar on December 10, 2015 from 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m. This webinar will assist the public, local government employees, governing bodies, departments, boards and commissions to better understand the mandatory Read More …
The New Jersey League of Municipalities in cooperation with the New Jersey Government Records Council is holding a seminar on the topic of “OPRA In Depth: Redactions, Personal Privacy, Security, ACD, and Attorney Client Privilege” on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 from 9:00a.m.-12:30p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel located on 700 Hope Road in Tinton Falls, NJ 07724. Read More …
Rare common law right of access case where portions of two documents regarding a pension fraud investigation may have to be disclosed. -NJFOG By S.P. Sullivan NJ Advance Media for NJ.com November 12, 2015 (updated November 13, 2015) (Article here and re-posted below.) TRENTON — A state appeals panel has ordered the release of documents Read More …