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Facebook Emails « DFER Watch

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From a January 27, 2012 ACLU-NJ blog post:

NEWARK - A Superior Court judge today ordered a lawsuit to proceed against the City of Newark (151k PDF) over documents related to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s $100 million donation for the city’s schools, and ordered the city to produce a list of the documents in its possession. Judge Rachel N. Davidson denied a motion by the city to dismiss thecomplaint, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (2.1mb PDF) (ACLU-NJ) on behalf of the Secondary Parent Council (SPC), a group of Newark parents and grandparents seeking more transparency about the Zuckerberg donation

One of the organizations involved in the matter is the Foundation for Newark’s Future. The Foundation’s boardincludes Paul Bernstein, Enrico Gaglioti, Jen Holleran, Mayor Cory Booker (Ex-Officio member), and Whitney