Day: March 29, 2022

NJ Supreme Court Clarifies When Internal Affairs Records Must Be Disclosed

NJ Supreme Court Clarifies When Internal Affairs Records Must Be Disclosed

In Rivera v. Union County Prosecutor’s Office (A-58-20/084867) (Decided March 14, 2022), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the Open Public Records Act (OPRA) does not permit access to internal affairs reports, but those records can and should be disclosed under the common law right of access —