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NJFOG previously posted an article about the June 11 Appellate Court ruling in North Jersey Media Group, Inc. v. Township of Lyndhurst. The decision, available here, severely restricts access to a wide range of law enforcement records that many trial courts had previously opined are public. The inevitable fallout of the Lyndhurst decision is now being felt Read More …
This Herald News editorial reminds us of events not long past that emphasize the need for transparency at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. -NJFOG JULY 3, 2015 HERALD NEWS / NorthJersey.com (full article here and posted below) THE PORT AUTHORITY of New York and New Jersey became more transparent this week. Read More …
By Steve Strunsky NJ Advance Media for NJ.com June 30, 2015 (full article here) TRENTON — Bi-state legislation subjecting the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to the public records laws of both states has been signed by Gov. Chris Christie, making it the first Port Authority reform legislation to take effect following Read More …
New Jersey Law Journal June 26, 2015 by Michael Booth (full article here) The New Jersey Legislature on June 25 passed legislation that would require the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to comply with laws in both states that are designed to make its records more accessible to the public. The bill, Read More …
Disappointingly, OPMA and OPRA reform bills S781 and S782, which were scheduled for a 6/23 vote by the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, were pulled from the Committee’s agenda. This follows multiple revisions and intense negotiations by many interested parties. NJFOG, the ACLU-NJ, NJPA and SPJ-NJ all supported the bills with Senator Weinberg’s amendments, which Read More …