Judge tosses Cherry Hill schools’ lawsuit targeting records requester

Suit tossed under law meant to prevent court-assisted censorship after judge finds no evidence for district's harassment claims.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: August 4, 2026

Words: 458

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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A Superior Court judge has tossed the Cherry Hill school board’s lawsuit against a records requester it claimed had harassed them by submitting an average of one records request per month over 18 months.

Judge Michael Mikulski dismissed the suit, which sought to bar Benjamin Shore and his journalistic outlet, Shore Investigates, from submitting requests for public documents for one year, with Mikulski citing a New Jersey law aimed at barring …

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