Posts from February 2015.
Posted in OPRA Cases
On February 4, 2015, CJ Griffin of Pashman Stein secured a victory for Harry Scheeler, a prominent open-government activist, in a case against the Office of the Governor which alleged violations of the Open Public Records Act.
In September, Mr. Scheeler requested RSVP lists from Governor Chris Christie’s “town hall” meetings. The Governor’s Office denied the request, stating that the lists could not be released based on the privacy provisions of OPRA and Executive Order 26.
Mr. Scheeler filed suit in the Superior Court, alleging an OPRA violation. After litigation, the ...