· 2/5/1992
North Jersey Newspapers Co. v. Passaic County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Citations
- 601 A.2d 693
- 127 N.J. 9
- 19 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1962
- 1992 N.J. LEXIS 11
How courts have described this case
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- noting that in certain circumstances, Evidence Rule 34 will protect toll-billing records of government official
- defining public record as something \made by public officers in the exercise of public functions\ (internal quotation omitted)
- considering media representative’s interest in obtaining access to telephone numbers called by public officials
- defining public record as something “made by public officers in the exercise of public functions” (internal quotation omitted)
- elected body's phone bills not Right-to-Know records as not required to keep records of parties called
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Judges: O'Hern
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