17 New Jersey opinions name it 2 courts 1986–2025 3 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by New Jersey courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Doe v. Poritzgreen2 sentences2025Doe v. Poritz, 142 N.J. 1, 87-88 ; Burnett, 198 N.J. at 427 (adopting the Doe factors). 2025Doe v. Poritz, 142 N.J. 1, 87-88 ; Burnett, 198 N.J. at 427 (adopting the Doe factors). | 4 | 9 |
Burnett v. County of Bergengreen2 sentences2025Doe v. Poritz, 142 N.J. 1, 87-88 ; Burnett, 198 N.J. at 427 (adopting the Doe factors). 2025Doe v. Poritz, 142 N.J. 1, 87-88 ; Burnett, 198 N.J. at 427 (adopting the Doe factors). | 4 | 7 |
Brennan v. Bergen Cnty. Prosecutor's Officegreen2 sentences2020Prosecutor's Office, 233 N.J. 330, 342 (2018), there is no need to consider the Doe factors because his request for dog license records does not seek information that "a person has an objectively reasonable expectation of privacy in or normally has a justifiable basis to keep from the world." Plaintiff argues a record of dog ownership "is 6 Plaintiff also relies upon the "logic" of this court's unpublished decisions to support his position that he is entitled to the requested records. 2020Prosecutor's Office, 233 N.J. 330, 342 (2018), there is no need to consider the Doe factors because his request for dog license records does not seek information that "a person has an objectively reasonable expectation of privacy in or normally has a justifiable basis to keep from the world." Plaintiff argues a record of dog ownership "is 6 Plaintiff also relies upon the "logic" of this court's unpublished decisions to support his position that he is entitled to the requested records. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Jacob F. Butcher, Debtor-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. John H. Bailey, Iii, Trustee, Trustee in Bankruptcy-Appellee-Cross-Appellantgreen2 sentences1986But see Butcher v. Bailey, 753 F.2d 465 (6th Cir.1985) (Fifth Amendment protection not accorded to contents of individual’s personal records because information contained in records not so intimately personal as to evoke serious privacy concerns); Note, “Abolition of Fifth Amendment Protection for the Contents of Preexisting Documents: United States v. Doe,” 38 S.W.L.J. 1023, 1036-37 (1984) (“the Court [has not] offered a rationale for how private papers could be protected that is consistent with the emphasis on compulsion [under its Fisher/Doe analysis]”). 1986But see Butcher v. Bailey, 753 F. 2d 465 (6th Cir.1985) (Fifth Amendment protection not accorded to contents of individual's personal records because information contained in records not so intimately personal as to evoke serious privacy concerns); Note, "Abolition of Fifth Amendment Protection for the Contents of Preexisting Documents: United States v. Doe, " 38 S.W.L.J. 1023, 1036-37 (1984) ("the Court [has not] offered a rationale for how private papers could be protected that is consistent with the emphasis on compulsion [under its Fisher/Doe analysis]"). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Education Law Center ex rel. Burke v. New Jersey Department of Education
green
2 sentences2009Ibid. 2009Ibid. | 2 | 2009–2009 |
Education Law Center v. New Jersey Department of Education
neutral
2 sentences2009We granted DOE’s motion for leave to appeal, 194 N.J. 258 , 944 A 2d 22 (2008), to consider the appropriate test for examining the application of deliberative process protection, under OPRA and under a right-of-aecess analysis, for a document that contains a presentation of data. 2009We granted DOE's motion for leave to appeal, 194 N.J. 258 , 944 A. 2d 22 (2008), to consider the appropriate test for examining the application of deliberative process protection, under OPRA and under a right-of-access analysis, for a document that contains a presentation of data. | 2 | 2009–2009 |
New Jersey Firemen's Ass'n v. Doe
green
2 sentences2018The Court limited its holding to the facts of the case: a bulk request for millions of realty records, spanning decades, which contain a substantial number of [social security numbers] the requestor does not need, whose dissemination via a centralized computer database would pose an increased risk of identity theft to countless individuals, with no possibility of advance notice to those **341 individuals, where the request does not further OPRA's core aim of transparency in government. [ Id. at 437 , 968 A.2d 1151 .] More recently in Carter , the Court once again turned to the Doe factors to a 2018The Court limited its holding to the facts of the case: a bulk request for millions of realty records, spanning decades, which contain a substantial number of [social security numbers] the requestor does not need, whose dissemination via a centralized computer database would pose an increased risk of identity theft to countless individuals, with no possibility of advance notice to those **341 individuals, where the request does not further OPRA's core aim of transparency in government. [ Id. at 437 , 968 A.2d 1151 .] More recently in Carter , the Court once again turned to the Doe factors to a | 1 | 2018–2018 |
Asbury Park Press v. County of Monmouth
green
2 sentences2018In Asbury Park Press v. County of Monmouth , for example, the Court ordered disclosure of a settlement agreement between the County of Monmouth and an employee. 201 N.J. 5 , 6, 986 A.2d 678 (2010). 2018In Asbury Park Press v. County of Monmouth , for example, the Court ordered disclosure of a settlement agreement between the County of Monmouth and an employee. 201 N.J. 5 , 6, 986 A.2d 678 (2010). | 1 | 2018–2018 |
Michelson v. Wyatt
green
2 sentences2015We briefly address the Association’s contention that a contrary result is compelled by Michelson v. Wyatt, 379 N.J.Super. 611 , 880 A.2d 458 (App.Div.2005). 2015We briefly address the Association’s contention that a contrary result is compelled by Michelson v. Wyatt, 379 N.J.Super. 611 , 880 A.2d 458 (App.Div.2005). | 1 | 2015–2015 |
ELC v. Doe
green
2 sentences2010The Supreme Court granted DOE’s motion for leave to appeal “to consider the appropriate test for examining the application of deliberative process protection, under OPRA and under a right-of-access analysis, for a document that contains a presentation of data.” Ibid. 2010The Court specifically focused its inquiry to application of the privilege in the “context of a document containing factual data that has been formatted to create scenarios to assist in an agency’s consideration of policy options.” Ibid. | 1 | 2010–2010 |
State v. Harvey
neutral
1 sentence2009We granted DOE's motion for leave to appeal, 194 N.J. 258 , 944 A. 2d 22 (2008), to consider the appropriate test for examining the application of deliberative process protection, under OPRA and under a right-of-access analysis, for a document that contains a presentation of data. | 1 | 2009–2009 |
ABBOTT BY ABBOTT v. Burke
green
2 sentences2004On March 24, 2003, the DOE filed a motion in the Supreme Court to modify the mandates of Abbott v. Burke, 153 N.J. 480 , 710 A. 2d 450 (1998) ( Abbott V ), which included a request for approval of the Commissioner's proposal that "the 2003-2004 school year will be a maintenance year in which all effective and efficient K-12 programs provided in the 2002-2003 school year will be continued." The Education Law Center (ELC) opposed the DOE's motion and filed a cross-motion which sought various relief with respect to the directives of Abbott V. 2004On March 24, 2003, the DOE filed a motion in the Supreme Court to modify the mandates of Abbott v. Burke, 153 N.J. 480 , 710 A. 2d 450 (1998) ( Abbott V ), which included a request for approval of the Commissioner's proposal that "the 2003-2004 school year will be a maintenance year in which all effective and efficient K-12 programs provided in the 2002-2003 school year will be continued." The Education Law Center (ELC) opposed the DOE's motion and filed a cross-motion which sought various relief with respect to the directives of Abbott V. | 1 | 2004–2004 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.