Supreme Court of New Jersey

South Jersey Publishing Company, Inc., T/A the Press & Sunday Press, Plaintiff-Appellant v. New Jersey Expressway…

June 27, 1991124 N.J. 478

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey reversed the Appellate Division and held that the Open Public Meetings Act requires disclosure of the minutes of executive‑session meetings concerning personnel matters once the issue is resolved, and that the Memorandum of Understanding is a public record subject to common‑law disclosure; the case was remanded for an in‑camera balancing of confidentiality interests.