CJ Griffin Archives

Assembly panel advances bill advocates fear could shield police records

June 2, 2021 5:20 pm

The Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee advanced a bill that would bar the release of personal information belonging to victims of and witnesses to violent crimes under the Open Public Records Act over the concerns of transparency advocates who...

Appeals court rules police must release use of force report involving minor

February 19, 2020 1:09 pm

A New Jersey Appellate Division overturned a lower court ruling that barred the release of a police use of force report related to an incident involving a minor. The Trentonian, represented by prominent Open Public Records Act attorney CJ Griffin,...

Appellate court overturns OPRA ruling on video of police shootings

January 9, 2020 10:30 am

A state appellate court has overturned a ruling that protected video recordings of shootings involving police officers from the Open Public Records Act. A Superior Court judge had ruled that the recordings were part of criminal investigatory records and exempt...