Fred BURNETT, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
COUNTY OF BERGEN and Bergen County Clerk's Office, Defendants-Respondents.
Supreme Court of New Jersey.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued November 17, 2008.
Decided April 27, 2009.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Stuart M. Lederman, Morristown, argued the cause for appellant (Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti, attorneys; Mr. Lederman, Brenda C. Liss and Scott L. Carlson, on the briefs).
John M. Carbone, Ridgewood, argued the cause for respondents (Carbone and Faasse, attorneys).
Michael J. Fasano, Freehold, argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey Land Title Association (Lomurro, Davison, Eastman & Munoz, attorneys).
Christopher A. Mohr, a member of the District of Columbia bar, argued the cause for amici curiae Consumer Data Industry Association, LexisNexis, The National Association of Professional Background Screeners and The Real Estate Information Professionals Association (Graham Curtin, attorneys; Thomas R. Curtin, George C. Jones and Kathleen N. Fennelly, Morristown, on the brief).
Lewis A. Scheindlin, Assistant Attorney General, argued cause for amicus curiae Attorney General of New Jersey (Anne Milgram, Attorney General, attorney; Nancy Kaplen, Assistant Attorney General, of counsel).
Edward L. Barocas, Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey argued the cause for amici curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey and Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (Mr. Barocas and Grayson Barber, attorneys).
Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Chief Justice RABNER delivered the opinion of the Court.
The Open Public Records Act (OPRA) requires that government records "shall be readily accessible" to the citizens of this State, subject to certain exceptions. N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1. Underlying that directive is the bedrock principle that our government works best when its activities are well-known to the public it serves. With broad public access to information about how state and local governments operate...
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