NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for December 28, 2012

State FOIA Friday News A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:

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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for December 21, 2012

State FOIA Friday News A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:

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Manville police sued by activist over access to investigation records

From MyCentralJersey.com:

MANVILLE (Nov 26, 2012) — What are they trying to hide?

That’s a question libertarian activist John Paff says he is trying to get answered through a lawsuit he filed last week in state Superior Court.

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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for November 16, 2012

A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:

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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for November 9, 2012

A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:

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Blogger files lawsuit after being denied access to document

From NJ.com:

LAWRENCE, NJ — An open-government activist has filed a lawsuit against the township alleging that officials violated the state’s public records law by denying him access to documentation regarding a civil settlement reached by the township police department this year.

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Judges: N.J.’s open public records law doesn’t apply to Port Authority

From NorthJersey.com:

A two-judge panel ruled Thursday that the New Jersey’s open public records law does not apply to the Port Authority. The appellate judges affirmed a trial judge’s decision that the state doesn’t have the right to unilaterally impose a law on a bistate agency that also serves New York.

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