Cherry Hill school district targets citizen with ludicrous lawsuit over public records

The Cherry Hill school district is suing journalist Ben Shore, alleging that he has filed numerous and “vexatious” public records requests with the district.

By: Terrence T. McDonald

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: March 27, 2026

Words: 927

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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When New Jersey lawmakers revamped the state Open Public Records Act two years ago, one of the worst provisions they inserted allows public entities to sue people for filing too many records requests.

At the time, critics like myself worried this would lead some public agencies, especially those who think a single records request is a form of harassment, to target citizens seeking legitimate knowledge about the way their government functions.

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