A state appeals court on Thursday made it easier for plaintiffs to obtain injunctive relief to redress violations of the Open Public Meetings Act.

When a plaintiff alleges a pattern of misconduct, a trial court should consider violations occurring outside the statute’s 45-day limitation period to decide whether an injunction is warranted, the Appellate Division ruled in Burnett v. Gloucester County Board of Chosen Freeholders , A-6131-07.