The Appellate Division will issue its opinion tomorrow, June 11th, in an important case concerning the confidentiality of police investigatory records. As explained in detail in my post on the argument held in the case, the opinion in North Jersey Media Group v. Lyndhurst will directly and significantly affect the operations of all law enforcement agencies by setting the standards governing whether OPRA requires the release of various investigatory records.

The Appellate Division’s website says that the opinion will be published. This means that the opinion will constitute binding precedent, showing  the court recognizes that the case involves critical issues of statewide importance that need to be resolved.