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NJFOG’s John Paff is quoted in this article about the secrecy surrounding records concerning the officers who shot Trenton juvenile Radazz Hearns. – NJFOG The Trentonian Oct. 27, 2015 By Isaac Avilucea (full article here, partially re-posted below) Looking to maintain a shroud of secrecy regarding information about three police officers involved in the shooting Read More …
Groups are lining up against the NJ Appellate Division’s Lyndhurst decision that made virtually all criminal records exempt under OPRA. The case is being appealed to the NJ Supreme Court. Also see our post, “Fallout of the Appellate Division’s Lyndhurst Ruling”. -NJFOG American Society of News Editors (ASNE) By ASNE staff 10/06/2015 (Available online here and Read More …
By Mark Lagerkvist | New Jersey Watchdog Re-printed in NJ Spotlight September 9, 2015 Full article here. Gov. Chris Christie lost another court battle in his attempt to keep secret a key cog in his taxpayer-funded publicity machine. Superior Court Judge Mary C. Jacobson denied the New Jersey governor’s plea for a stay pending a Read More …
NJ.com recently published an informative article on researching public records. It is available here as a resource to our readers. –NJFOG By Karin Price MuellerNJ Advance Media for NJ.comSeptember 03, 2015Full article here and re-posted below. When Bamboozled writes about a business, we include all kinds of public data. Complaints reported to Consumer Affairs and Read More …
“Nothing in the executive order prevents the city from disclosing the names and addresses of the unsuccessful candidates because the search is now over and the position is filled,” said Paff. “Trenton’s Law Department just flatly denied my request without informing me whether or not they even checked with the unsuccessful candidates. As an open Read More …