New Jersey Appellate Division Endorses ‘Neither Confirm Nor Deny’ Response to Public Records Request

 

Striking a blow to news media, and representing a victory for privacy advocates, in a landmark ruling the New Jersey Appellate Division denied the Bergen Record Newspaper’s Open Public Records Act (“OPRA“) request directed to the Bergen County Prosecutor demanding access to records concerning a person who had not been  arrested or charged with a crime. North Jersey Media Group, Inc. v. Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Docket No. A-2393-13T3.   

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