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While allowing a lawsuit filed against the Delaware River Port Authority (DRPA) to proceed, a federal judge in New Jersey dismissed claims filed under state sunshine laws because the Pennsylvania legislature has not acted to apply its statute to the bi-state agency. Both Pennsylvania and New Jersey must enact substantially similar legislation to bring DRPA Read More …
This is a real life example of what can be at stake, as the public is denied the right to a voice. Here’s a perfect example of public reaction when a government agency exercises its right NOT to open a meeting for attendees to comment, when the discussion is on a topic of passionate interest Read More …
On October 13, 2017, Mercer County Judge Mary Jacobson issued injunctions requiring Open Public Meetings Act compliance by both the Public and Charter Schools in Princeton, New Jersey. Judge Jacobson also pointed out the irony of one board violating OPMA while suing the other for OPMA violations! While NJFOG was not involved in this lawsuit, Read More …
The Appellate Division on August 18 reversed a lower court ruling that required the Midland Park School Board to provide more documentation with its meeting agendas. The upper court said the outdated OPMA law did not require it but called for modernization of the OPMA to coincide with today’s simplified means of communication and document Read More …
NUTLEY, NJ — Just prior to the start of the July 1 Planning Board meeting in Nutley Township, Board attorney Barry Kozyra told Township resident Pennie Landry, who had a camera set up and running, that she couldn’t video-record the Board’s workshop meeting that night. Feeling pressured, Landry turned off her camera, but not before Read More …