Unpublished trial court OPRA opinion.

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Newark Morning Ledger v. Office of the Governor
Mercer County, Docket No. MER-L-948-14
Hon. Mary C. Jacobson, A.J.S.C.
October 2, 2014
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Summary: Newspaper reporter sought communications regarding a gas pipeline project through the Pinelands region.  Court ruled that certain records were available but that others were not.  The court discussed the ongoing investigation exception, the advisory, consultative and deliberative (ACD) exception and the application of the the ACD privilege in the context of the common law right of access.