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OPRA Does Not Permit Waivers for Inability to Pay
In Thorpe v. Kleinman, Docket No. A-3391-22 (App. Div. Nov. 1, 2024), the plaintiff sought video footage from the Freehold Township Police Department, the defendant in the case, in regard to a traffic obstruction charge.
Legal Updates for New Jersey Public Entity & Civil Rights
Expungement Order Doesn’t Block Request for Internal Affairs Report Under OPRA
In States Newsroom, Inc. v.
Legal Updates for New Jersey Public Entity & Civil Rights, September 27, 20
Governor Murphy Signs New Law Changing the Open Public Records Act
Governor Murphy has signed a Bill, S2930/A4045, which overhauls the state’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA). The new law modifies the conditions that a records custodian must respond to when a request for records is received.
Legal Updates for New Jersey Public Entity & Civil Rights, June 7, 2024, ha
Contrary Decisions Highlight Complexity of TCA Claims
Last week the New Jersey Appellate Division and the Third Circuit issued two different opinions in regard to the notice requirements pursuant to the New Jersey Tort Claims Act (TCA).
Legal Updates for New Jersey Public Entity & Civil Rights, February 20, 202
Third Circuit Clarifies Availability of Qualified Immunity for Police Officers Accused of Deliberate Indifference to Arrestees’ Need for Medical Care Following Ingestion of Narcotics
In Thomas v. City of Harrisburg, et al., 2023 WL 8461096 (3d Cir. Dec.
Legal Update for Public Entity & Civil Rights Litigation, January 3, 2024, has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey.
Security Camera Video from Elementary School Had to Be Produced Pursuant to OPRA
In the recent case of Zezza v. Evesham Twp. Bd.
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Public Entity Required to Disclose Private Email Account Pursuant to an OPRA Request
The plaintiff, Frank Brooks, submitted a written request under the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) and the common law right of access for a log showing the sender, recipient, date, submit line, persons copied, and persons blind-copied for each emai
The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey .
County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey Not a Public Entity and Not Subject to the Open Public Records Act
The plaintiff, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU), served the County Prosecutors Association of New Jersey (CPANJ) with a request to produce documents pursuant to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA).
The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey.
Failure to Serve Tort Claims Notice by Third Party Plaintiff On a Third Party Defendant Is Fatal to Third Party Complaint
In McConnachie v. Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District (A-1380-20), the Appellate Division affirmed a decision by the trial court to dismiss a third party complaint for failure to timely serve a notice of tort claim.
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New Jersey Supreme Court Holds That Internal Affairs Investigations May Be Provided Under the Common Law Right of Access
On March 14, 2022, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously held that internal affairs investigations are not protected under the common law right of access and, therefore, cannot be withheld based on confidentiality in certain circumstances.
The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.