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PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPERS v. DEPT. OF LAW

232 N.J. Super. 458 (1989)

557 A.2d 688

PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPERS, INC. AND TIMES OF TRENTON PUBLISHING CORP., APPELLANTS, v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY, DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY, DIVISION OF STATE POLICE, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, AND OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided April 24, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warren W. Faulk argued the cause for appellants (Brown & Connery, attorneys; Warren W. Faulk, on the brief).

William Harla, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondents (Donald R. Belsole, Acting Attorney General, attorney; William Harla, of counsel; Mark J. Fleming, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Before Judges KING, BRODY and ASHBEY.

The opinion of the court was delivered by BRODY, J.A.D.

Appellants are newspaper publishers who appeal from a ruling by the Superintendent of State Police that they are not entitled to copies of records that disclose details of the use of state-owned helicopters by Governor Kean and former Attorney General Edwards. The Superintendent based his ruling on the need to keep the information secret because terrorists might

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