South Jersey Publishing Co. v. New Jersey Expressway Authority

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

STEIN, J.

The issue before us is whether the public’s right to know, as embodied in our common law, in the Right to Know Law, N.J.S.A. 47:1 A-1 to -4, and in the Open Public Meetings Act, N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 to -21, requires the disclosure of the minutes and related documents of a governmental meeting properly held in executive session once the matter under discussion has been resolved fully.

South Jersey Publishing Company (the Press) sought disclosure of the minutes and a related Memorandum of Understanding (Memorandum) reached at an executive-session…