New Jersey Supreme Court closes a gaping loophole in the state’s open records law
Public officials cannot hide discussions of public business in private email accounts, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday. The decision closes a major loophole in the state’s open records law. It…
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Public officials cannot hide discussions of public business in private email accounts, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday. The decision closes a major loophole in the state’s open records law. It means the secret back-channel conversations conducted on personal phones and private servers are no longer beyond the reach of the public. The case began simply enough. A resident named Alex Rosetti asked the Ramapo-Indian Hills Regional High School Board of Education for records.
