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1 NORTH JERSEY MEDIA GROUP INC v. PASSAIC COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, -- rank: 1000

... under OPRA. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1; see N.J.S.A. 47:1a-9(a); Michelson v. Wyatt, 379 N.J. Super. 611, 619 ... made pursuant to . . . any other 25 A-2016-16T1 statute.' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(a).4 OPRA states 'all government records shall be subject ... obtained through OPRA.' Brennan, 233 N.J. at 338 (citing N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(a) and N.J.S.A. 47:4-2 to ... provided by law,' ibid. - unless another law provides 4 Moreover, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(b) provides that OPRA 'shall not abrogate or erode any ... A-2016-16T1 otherwise. OPRA does not provide otherwise, because ' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9 codifies the Legislature's unambiguous intent that OPRA not abrogate ...

docket:	a2016-16
court:	New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2018-08-17
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2 NORTH JERSEY MEDIA GROUP, INC v. TOWNSHIP OF LYNDHURST -- rank: 885

... by the Constitution, statute, court rule, or judicial case law, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(b), which would include, among others, documents covered by the ...

docket:	a2523-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2015-06-11
status:	published
citation:	441 N.J.Super. 70 116 A.3d 570
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3 NORTH JERSEY MEDIA GROUP INC v. BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE -- rank: 802

... confidentiality based upon long-established judicial precedent. Therefore, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(b), an exemption exists under OPRA that precludes a custodian ... federal law, federal regulation, or federal order. [(Emphasis added).] Moreover, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9 codifies the Legislature's unambiguous intent that OPRA not abrogate ... in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 or -9. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(b) has three requirements for a grant of confidentiality to ... restrict public access to a public record or government record." N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(b). We therefore hold that, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(b), an exemption exists for information received or maintained by ... charged with an offense. E. BCPO did not specifically identify N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(b) as the source of the exemption that shields ...

docket:	a2393-13
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2016-08-31
status:	published
citation:	447 N.J.Super. 182 146 A.3d 656
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4 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2573-19.opn.html -- rank: 770

... Prosecutor's Office, 233 N.J. 330, 338 (2018) (citing N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(a) (stating that OPRA's provisions 'shall not abrogate any ... 182, 201-02 (App. Div. 2016). We further explained that ' N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9 codifies the Legislature's unambiguous intent that OPRA not abrogate ... court rule or judicial case law.' Ibid. (emphasis omitted) (quoting N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9). We emphasized that 'the plain language of the statute as ...

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5 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a1661-18.opn.html -- rank: 753

... 379 N.J. Super. 611, 619 (App. Div. 2005) (citing N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9; N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5(a)), section 10 ...

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6 Richard Rivera v. Union County Prosecutor's Office -- rank: 751

... this State, statute, court rule or judicial case law.” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(b) (emphases added). (pp. 12-13) 2. Section 9(b ... OPRA may not abrogate that grant of confidentiality. 2 See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(b). Section 9(b) of OPRA therefore exempts internal affairs ... or erode any . . . grant of confidentiality . . . recognized by . . . statute.” N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(b). Viewed through that lens, section 181, a statute, effectively ...

docket:	a-58-20
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2022-03-14
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7 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/supreme/a-61-17.opn.html -- rank: 726

... of Court; any federal law; federal regulation; or federal order. [N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(a).] Accordingly, to the extent that the disputed student records ...

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citation:	238 N.J. 547 213 A.3d 912
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8 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a4226-14.opn.html -- rank: 709

... excluded from public access under the executive order exemption. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(a) ("The provisions of this act . . . shall not abrogate any ... the MVR recordings are unfiled discovery, which is protected by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(b) as a "privilege or grant of confidentiality" established or ... does not make them unfiled discovery within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(b). c. The OCPO and the Prosecutors Association argue that ...

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citation:	446 N.J.Super. 163 141 A.3d 300
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9 ANTONIO FUSTER v. TOWNSHIP OF CHATHAM -- rank: 707

... s exemptions is without merit. We conclude OPRA's exemption, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(b), applies to preclude disclosure of the BWC recording because ... confidential. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1. N.J.S.A. 47:1A- 9(b) provides: The provisions of [OPRA] . . . shall not abrogate or ... Off., 447 N.J. Super. at 189. 'Therefore, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(b), an exemption exists under A-1673-22 11 OPRA ... exemptions. Plaintiffs specifically argue the BWCL prohibits the application of N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(b)—OPRA's exemption of government records deemed confidential ... next turn to the specific OPRA exemption at issue here. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(b) precludes disclosure of government documents that 'judicial case law ... but rather supplements OPRA's exemptions. Here, the OPRA exemption, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(b), which excludes from disclosure a public record deemed ...

docket:	a1673-22
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-12-27
status:	Published
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10 Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC v. Township of Neptune -- rank: 702

... that Seidle’s IA files were exempt from disclosure under N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(b), which provides that OPRA “shall not abrogate or ...

docket:	a-63-21
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-06-20
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11 GAYLE ANN LIVECCHIA v. BOROUGH OF MOUNT ARLINGTON -- rank: 680

... number, or driver license number of any person[.]" 4 Further, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(b) states: The provisions of [OPRA] shall not abrogate or ... billing records before enactment of OPRA within the intent of N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(b)." Therefore, the Borough maintains the GRC exceeded its authority ...

docket:	a4501-09
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2011-07-13
status:	published
citation:	421 N.J. Super. 24 22 A.3d 140
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12 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a3972-14a4214-14a2387-15a3066-15.opn.html -- rank: 673

... Right to Know Law provision was retained in OPRA. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9. 21 A-3972-14T4 liability shall attach to any member ... elementary or secondary educational institutions. Notably for the present cases, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(a) provides that OPRA 'shall not abrogate any exemption of ... regulation promulgated under the authority of any [other] statute.' See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(a). For the reasons we have already stated, we concur ...

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13 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a3950-19.opn.html -- rank: 663

... N.J. Super. 544, 550 (App. Div. 2010); see also N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(a) (providing OPRA does not 'abrogate any A-3950-19T4 ... Executive Orders of the Governor, Executive Order 11 remains operative. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9; Libertarians for Transparent Gov't v. Cumberland Cty., ___ N.J ... be co- A-3950-19T4 34 11 (Nov. 15, 1974); N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9; Libertarians for Transparent Gov't v. Cumberland Cty., ___ N.J ...

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14 L.R. v. CAMDEN CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT -- rank: 658

... elementary or secondary educational institutions. Notably for the present cases, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(a) provides that OPRA "shall not abrogate any exemption of ... regulation promulgated under the authority of any [other] statute." See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(a). For the reasons we have already stated, we concur ... Right to Know Law provision was retained in OPRA. See N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9. 10 Offhand, it is not readily apparent that L.R ...

docket:	a3972-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-10-16
status:	published
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15 JOHN PAFF v. BERGEN COUNTY -- rank: 636

... of any statute or Executive Order of the Governor . . . . Moreover, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9 codifies the Legislature's unambiguous intent that OPRA not abrogate ... 1A-1.1, without also considering the exceptions provided by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(a). Reading these statutory provisions together, see Gilleran , supra , 227 ... was not denied; rather, it was limited as recognized by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-9(a). Unlike the trial judge, we are convinced the basis ...

docket:	a1839-14
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2017-03-13
status:	unpublished
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