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First Amendment Coalition v. United States Department of Justice

9th Cir.; 15-15117 The court of appeals reversed a judgment and remanded. The court held that a plaintiff was required to show causation in order to…
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New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Appeals Court Opens Avenue to Police Dashcam Videos

A divided Appellate Division panel has ruled that the public can access videos recorded by police dashboard cameras.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Stover v. Phila. Dist. Attorney's Office, PICS Case No. 17-1099 (C.P. Philadelphia Nov. 22, 2016) Fletman, J. (5 pages).

The Office of Open Records did not err in finding that it had jurisdiction to hear plaintiff's appeal from a Philadelphia District Attorney's Office's decision denying his request for information about his own criminal conviction and in granting plaintiff's request for such documents under the Right to Know Law. The court affirmed the decision of the Office of Open Records granting plaintiff's document request.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

In Improving Law Firm Security, IT Needs to Learn the Language of Legal

At ILTACON 2017, an expert from Traveling Coaches discussed improving law firm cybersecurity.
10 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Verry v. Franklin Fire Dist. No. 1

Fire District Was Public Agency under OPRA, but Volunteer Fire Companies under District Supervision Not Necessarily Subject to OPRA
3 minute read

The Recorder

Sukumar v. City of San Diego

C.A. 4th; D071527 The Fourth Appellate district reversed a trial court order and remanded. The court held that a plaintiff “prevailed” in…
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New York Law Journal

O'Donnell v. N.Y. City Police Dept.

Officer's Challenge to FOIL Request Moot, But Awarded Attorney Fees as Prevailing Party
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Daily Report Online

'I Would Avoid Blacks on This Jury': Will a Secret Memo See a Murder Case Overturned?

Attorney Stephen Reba found the memo amid a sheaf of loose papers in one of 10 banker boxes left over from the 2007 murder trial of a coastal Georgia physician.
8 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

David vs. Goliath Battle Results in Step Forward for Open Government

Before this challenge, lawyers and clients have broadly used the privilege to make more things disappear than has David Copperfield, the famed illusionist.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

In the Matter of the New Jersey Firemen's Ass'n Obligation to Provide Relief Applications Under the Open Public Records Act

OPRA Did Not Necessarily Prohibit Public Entity from Filing Declaratory Judgment Action to Determine Whether Records Subject to Disclosure
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