Newspaper wins case for disclosure of Bayonne police brutality settlement

The Jersey Journal sued the City of Bayonne and the New Jersey Intergovernmental Insurance Commission (NJIIC) for access to a police brutality settlement agreement that the City claimed was sealed by a federal court. On 3/16/2018, the NJ Supreme Court denied Bayonne’s application for an emergency stay of the trial court’s disclosure order. “Court decision Read More …