GEWERTZ v. JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE


132 N.J. Super. 435 (1975)

334 A.2d 64

KENNETH A. GEWERTZ, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE ON ETHICAL STANDARDS AND WILLIAM M. LANNING, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided February 20, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Joseph F. Lisa, attorney for appellant.

Mr. William F. Hyland, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney for respondents (Mr. Stephen Skillman, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Mr. Richard M. Conley, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Mr. William S. Greenberg, attorney for New Jersey Bar Association, amicus curiae.

Before Judges LYNCH, ALLCORN and FURMAN.


PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff, a member of the General Assembly, appeals from a judgment in a prerogative writ action upholding defendant Joint Legislative Committee's denial to him of access to its advisory opinions on ethical standards. Defendant Committee was established pursuant to the Conflicts of Interest Law (N.J.S.A. 52:13D-12 et seq.)

Senate Concurr. Resolu. 28 (1972) provides that defendant Joint Committee's advisory opinions "shall...

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