N.J. Senate to kick off National Sunshine Week with bill that guts Open Public Records Act, ‘brings darkness’ instead
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N.J. Sunshine Law primer: Your rights to attend and speak at governing body and school board public meetings
Members of a public body cannot censor your speech during a public comment portion of a meeting because the members do not agree with you or like what you are saying. The public body also cannot prohibit comments based on subject matter…
What N.J. law says about personnel records and discussions
New Jersey law governs what public bodies like school boards can and can’t discuss in public…
In Princeton, a public meeting on Zoom that the public can’t attend
This is the second time in a month that there has been no Zoom link right before or during one of the public agenda sessions.
Information as a public good: Celebrating World Press Freedom Day
The COVID-19 public health crisis has shed light on the vital role played by free and independent media worldwide.
Sunshine Week: Your rights and the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act
State law gives residents the right to attend meetings of public bodies.
Sunshine Week: Know your rights, protect your right to know
This week is Sunshine Week, a national event that highlights the importance of government transparency.
Settlement reached in Planet Princeton’s public records case seeking sewer department records
The municipality of Princeton and Mercer County have produced more than 1,500 pages of emails and…
Princeton Public Schools delays release of public records for the third time
The public records custodian for the Princeton Public Schools has extended the time for releasing public…
Princeton School Board approves controversial new communications document some residents view as a gag order
The Princeton Board of Education voted recently to adopt a new communications charter that designates the…
Federal Court: NJ public records custodians can’t abdicate role at the behest of law enforcement agencies
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a decision Wednesday in a…
Planet Princeton starts to receive documents related to public records lawsuit about former landfill, sewer department site
Planet Princeton has started receiving documents from Mercer County and the Municipality of Princeton in response…
Planet Princeton files lawsuit against municipality, county and prosecutor seeking public records related to sewer department, landfill, solar arrays
Planet Princeton has filed a lawsuit seeking public records related to the municipal sewer department site,…
Princeton and Mercer County officials deny requests for public records related to illegal dumping scandal
Princeton officials Tuesday denied a request from Planet Princeton for public records related to illegal dumping…
NJ Department of Education officials won’t provide data on possible school construction project backlog
Two weeks ago, the superintendent of the Princeton Public Schools announced that the November bond referendum…
Mercer County judge rules that police body camera recordings are not exempt from public disclosure
Mercer County Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson has ruled that records created from police body-warn cameras…
Journalism organization calls on NJ attorney general to make police dash cam videos a public record
The New Jersey chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists is urging Attorney General Gurbir Grewal…
Campaign finance watchdog group files suit against State of New Jersey and Chris Christie over refusal to release Jared Kushner emails
MapLight, a campaign finance watchdog group, has filed a lawsuit in Mercer County Superior Court challenging…