NJ high court urges officials not to use personal email for government business

The high court ruled individuals can obtain email logs from officials' personal addresses used to discuss government business.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: June 11, 2026

Words: 871

Last Updated: 10 hours, 29 minutes ago

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New Jersey residents can obtain logs of government-related emails from elected officials’ private accounts under the Open Public Records Act, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday.

The decision closes the legal saga over a records request filed in early 2023 that, among other things, sought the email logs of current and past school board members overseeing the Ramapo-Indian Hills Regional High School.

“Emails related to government business, whether stored …

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