A New Jersey judge has ruled that sealed settlements involving public entities may be subject to release under the state’s Open Public Records Act.
Hudson County Superior Court Judge Daniel D’Alessandro, in a ruling released on March 15, said the Jersey Journal, a newspaper covering Hudson County and owned by Advance Publications, should be allowed access to confidential settlement documents involving a family whose members claimed they were beaten by Bayonne police officers.
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