New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Louis F. Locascio | September 11, 2024
"Although the criminal investigation records had been obtained from the prosecutor's office, and exchanged with Arlo's counsel, Arlo objected to the use of his expunged records in the Title 9 trial," writes
By Charles Toutant | September 9, 2024
New Jersey judges "have demonstrated that they value transparency, and we've gotten some just really amazing wins from them, especially the Supreme Court. But they also aren't policymakers, so they have to defer to the Legislature's policy decision," open-government advocate CJ Griffin said.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Walter M. Luers | September 4, 2024
"As a result, the use of OPRA as a discovery tool during the pendency of legal proceedings will probably be substantially curtailed, if not eliminated," writes Walter M. Luers on the effects of the recent OPRA changes.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Delene Lantz | August 29, 2024
There is a downside associated with online anonymity where studies have shown that people are more likely to behave in a dishonest or morally questionable way when they can hide behind their anonymity.
By Thomas Spigolon | August 28, 2024
Forty-two lawyers from 19 Am Law 100 and 200 firms in the Carolinas, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana contributed to the Harris campaign.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Robert Max Junker and Anna R. Hosack | August 20, 2024
The Pennsylvania Office of Open Records (OOR) released a memo confirming that FOIA Buddy is operated by people who have a stated goal of efficiently promoting government transparency and accountability in a cost-effective manner for all involved and that the OOR found no indication that FOIA Buddy is part of a phishing, scraping or scamming activity.
By Colleen Murphy | August 12, 2024
"In its ruling today, the Appellate Division has shown us that the judicial branch continues to uphold government transparency, even if the legislative and executive branches do not," said John Paff, executive director of Libertarians for Transparent Government.
By Charles Toutant | June 6, 2024
"[W]e've won cases based on OPRA results," said Stuart Lieberman, an environmental litigator at Lieberman Blecher & Sinkevich in Princeton.
By Colleen Murphy | May 23, 2024
"Perception really matters," Sen. Michael L. Testa Jr. said. "We have over 9 million New Jerseyans who, to me, a large majority of them, or at least a very loud majority of them, are saying that they want transparency and accountability."
By Colleen Murphy | May 13, 2024
"More broadly, we will continue our fight for open government and for transparency," Liza Weisberg, a staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, said. "We will continue to fight for open government and for transparency, not just to restore the OPRA we had before this bill, but to push it forward. Unfortunately, New Jersey has moved in the wrong direction."
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