New Jersey’s inscrutable open-records umpire

From Philly.com

TRENTON — William Scott Jr. was concerned about a housing development being built near his Montclair home by a politically connected nonprofit. He filed an open records request to try to figure out how the nonprofit secured a big government construction grant from Essex County, even though it applied past the deadline.

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Former police chief challenges fee charging him for records he requested under Open Public Records Act

From nj.com:

Former Union City Deputy Police Chief Joe Blaettler is going to court in a dispute with his former employer over his Open Public Records Act requests.

Union City Municipal Clerk William Senande has asked for Blaettler to pay $1,920 for the information because of the large size of the OPRA request.

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School records of bullies can stay confidential

From Courthouse News Service:

A New Jersey parent cannot sue a school board to access records about the alleged bullying of his children, a state appeals court ruled.

K.L. sued the Evesham Township Board of Education last year after it refused to turn over records regarding the bullying of his son and daughter, who attended public elementary schools in the central New Jersey township.

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