New Jersey School District Tests Open Records Law Amendments with Journalist Lawsuit

This week on CaseGuard Records Brief: A New Jersey school district sues journalist Ben Shore for filing fourteen public records requests, testing new restrictions in the state's amended open records law. The Ohio Supreme Court rules that prisons can fulfill records obligations by allowing inmates to view surveillance video on-site, but awards damages for unreasonable delay. Montana's attorney general demands a county reverse its refusal to share criminal justice records with ICE, challenging local discretion under state law. A FOIA lawsuit forces the U.S. Trade Representative to release heavily redacted records related to the Liberation Day tariffs, highlighting litigation-driven compliance. Stay tuned for more updates next week. 📚 Sources: https://www.inquirer.com/education/cherry-hill-school-district-public-records-request-lawsuit-20260404.html https://www.casemine.com/commentary/us/prison-public-records-compliance:-availability-of-surveillance-video-by-on-site-viewing-and-statutory-damages-for-unreasonable-delay-despite-mootness/view https://montanafreepress.org/2026/04/02/montana-attorney-general-accuses-gallatin-county-of-not-sharing-information-with-ice/ https://libertyunyielding.com/2026/04/01/u-s-trade-representative-releases-records-in-response-to-foia-lawsuit-over-liberation-day-tariffs/