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SOUTH JERSEY PUB. v. N.J. EXPRESSWAY

124 N.J. 478 (1991)

591 A.2d 921

SOUTH JERSEY PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC., T/A THE PRESS & SUNDAY PRESS, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. NEW JERSEY EXPRESSWAY AUTHORITY, D/B/A THE ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY AND LOIS E. BRAITHWAITE, CHRIS C. SEHER, HUGH A. KELLY, WILLIAM L. DALTON, CHARLES PESSAGNO, AS COMMISSIONERS OF THE AUTHORITY, AND DONALD B. VASS AS INTERESTED AND INDISPENSABLE PARTY, DEFENDANTS-RESPONDENTS.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided June 27, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson C. Johnson argued the cause for appellant (Dilworth, Paxson, Kalish & Kauffman, attorneys; Nelson C. Johnson and Barbara Sardella, on the brief).

E. Edward Bowman argued the cause for respondents New Jersey Expressway Authority, d/b/a The Atlantic City Expressway, and Lois E. Braithwaite, Chris C. Seher, Hugh A. Kelly, William L. Dalton, and Charles Pessagno, as Commissioners of the Authority (Gruccio, Pepper, Giovinazzi & DeSanto, attorneys).

Dennis M. Tuohy argued the cause for respondent Donald B. Vass, as interested and indispensable party (McGahn, Friss & Miller, attorneys; Mr. Tuohy and Solomon Forman, on the brief).

Thomas J. Cafferty submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae, New Jersey Press Association (McGimpsey & Cafferty, attorneys).

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. 47:1A-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.

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