New Jersey Open Public Records Act

Court: New Jersey Supreme Court Date Filed: June 20, 2024 Background: In May 2022, Antonio Fuster went to the police…

Update: On June 5, 2024, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed the bill to overhaul the state’s Open Public Records…

Court: New Jersey Supreme Court Date Filed: Sept. 16, 2022 Background: In May 2017, the Gannett-owned Asbury Park Press submitted…

Court: New Jersey Supreme Court Date Filed: July 28, 2021 Update: On March 14, 2022, the New Jersey Supreme Court…

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press is urging top lawmakers in the New Jersey Legislature to prioritize and…

On July 14, 2020, the Reporters Committee urged the New Jersey Senate’s Law and Public Safety Committee to pass S.…

Court says redacting a minor’s name satisfies the public’s right to access information and the child’s right to privacy.

Amicus brief filed by attorneys for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and 22 media organizations Court: Superior…

Reporters Committee attorneys argue that the state’s public records law ‘explicitly requires’ disclosure of the officer’s name.