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May 13: An alleged reform of the New Jersey Open Public Records Act was passed by the Legislature. It will largely gut access to public records and data. It will largely gut access to public ...
The New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (P.L. 2001, c. 404), commonly abbreviated OPRA, is a statute that provides a right to the public to access certain public records in the State of New Jersey, as well as the process by which that right may be exercised. In general, OPRA provides that "government records shall be ...
New Jersey New Jersey Open Public Records Act: N.J.S.A. §§ 47:1A-1 to 47:1A-13 2002 [42] Citizens of the state/commonwealth New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act NMSA §§ 14-2-1 to 14-2-12 1993 [43] Any person New York New York Freedom of Information Law Pub. Off. §§ 84 to 90 1974 [44] Any person North Carolina North Carolina Public ...
The most recent version available on the Legislature's website removes the presumption of access clause at the beginning of the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, which notes that “government ...
Most Internet users expect some extent of privacy protection from the law while they are online. However, scholars argue that lack of understanding of the Internet as either a public or private space leads to issues in defining expectations of the law. [21] The Fourth Amendment may not protect informational privacy.
This year — after a failed attempt in 2023 — we saw the same Democrats, led by Senate President Nicholas Scutari, target the New Jersey Open Public Records Act.
Second, unlike statutory rights of access under California's Public Records Act and The Ralph M. Brown Act, the Sunshine Amendment applies not just to the executive branch of government but to the judicial and legislative branches as well. While the Amendment expressly reserves existing protections for proceedings and records of the Legislature ...
The Supreme Court ultimately ruled in favor of North Jersey Media Group. New Jersey's OPRA statute was badly damaged by legislation passed last month by the Legislature and signed last week by Murphy.