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New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey Law Journal Moving to New Location

By | October 05, 2016
As of Oct. 10, the Law Journal's office is changing locations.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Global Tel*Link Corp. v. Wright, PICS Case No. 16-1178 (Pa. Commw. Sept. 22, 2016) Friedman, J. (8 pages).

By | September 30, 2016
Office of Open Records erred in holding that financial records showing economic capability submitted to Department of Corrections by bidder on proposal were part of the contract and disclosable under the Right-to-Know Law. Reversed.
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New Jersey Law Journal

North Jersey Media Group Inc. v. United States

By | September 29, 2016
Media Had No Right of Access to Prosecutor's Letter
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New York Law Journal

Robert Freeman

Ensuring public access to the vast array of documents held by state and local governments—essential information for a functioning democracy—is the cause that's kept Freeman as executive director of the New york state committee on open government.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lyft Inc. v. Pa. Pub. Util. Comm'n, PICS Case No. 16-1131 (Pa. Commw. Aug. 31, 2016) Simpson, J. (28 pages).

By | September 16, 2016
Public utility commission properly denied a protective order for trip data requested from Lyft based on a mobile ride-sharing application because the trip data was not proprietary information and did not reveal sales patterns. Affirmed and cross-appeal dismissed.
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New York Law Journal

County Must Release Gun Permit Records, Appeals Court Says

An appeals court has upheld a Westchester County judge's decision to direct Putnam County to release the names and addresses of residents who have pistol permits.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In re 2014 Allegheny County Investigating Grand Jury, PICS Case No. 16-1104 (Pa. Super. Aug. 25, 2016) Strassburger, J. (4 pages).

By | September 09, 2016
Appeal of trial court's denial of television station's motion to intervene and access public judicial records in grand jury investigation of alleged sexual improprieties at high school was dismissed as moot because station had already obtained the records before the matter reached the appeal court and the court was not persuaded that the issues likely to evade appellate review, if repeated. Appeal dismissed.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

North Jersey Media Group Inc. v. Bergen Cnty. Prosecutor's Office

By | September 08, 2016
Agency May "Neither Confirm Nor Deny" Records' Existence on OPRA Request
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What's Wrong With PACER

I confirmed a number of disconcerting facts about PACER (the acronym for the Public Access to Court Electronic Records). The most important is this: PACER would better serve the public if it had better functionality.
17 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Magee v. Philadelphia DA's Office, PICS Case No. 16-1062 (C.P. Philadelphia July 15, 2016) Padilla, J. (6 pages).

By | September 02, 2016
Appeal of individual against the ruling that the court transcripts he sought from the District Attorney's Office were not subject to disclosure under the Right to Know Law led to the court's review de novo of the facets of the case. Amid allegations that the Office of Open Records had overstepped in its ruling to allow the disclosure, the most important issue was whether proceeding transcripts fell under a category that could require their production. The court found that the law spelled out clearly that only financial records were available through RTKL requests.
6 minute read

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