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challenged and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment or order as a matter of law." R. 4:46-2(c). We also review de novo a court's decision concerning the applicability of OPRA and its exemptions. In re N.J. Fireman's Ass'n Obligation, 230 N.J. 258, 273-74 (2017); see also K.L. v. Evesham Twp. Bd. of Educ., 423 N.J. Super. 337, 349 (App. Div. 2011) ("We . . . conduct [a] plenary review of the trial court's legal conclusion that a privilege exempts the requested records from disclosure."). We "apply a . . . deferential standard of review when a court conducts an in camera review of documents and balances competing interests in disclosure and confidentiality in connection with a common-law-based request to inspect public records." N. Jersey Media Grp., Inc. v. Twp. of Lyndhurst, 441 N.J. Super. 70, 89 (App. Div. 2015). "However, 'to the extent [the appellate court] can be said to be reviewing essentially a legal determination, [it] can review the documents which'" are being requested. Id. at 89-90 (alterations in original) (quoting Shuttleworth v. City of Camden, 258 N.J. Super. 573, 588 (App. Div. 1992)). In enacting OPRA, the New Jersey "Legislature . . . declare[d] it to be the public policy of this State that . . . government records shall be readily accessible for inspection, copying, or examination by the citizens of this State, A-2287-19 10 Pa010