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This docket describes the numerous and varied civil liberties issues which the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey has litigated during the past year.

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• A.Z. v. H.E.S.A.A.
  Student not given state financial aid because parent is an undocumented immigrant.
• ACLU v. FBI
  ACLU’s FOIA request for FBI documents on ethnic mapping was not fulfilled.
• Angel Colon v. Passaic County
  Pre-Trial detainees held in overcrowded and unsanitary living conditions at the Passaic County Jail.
• Barnes v. Camden
  Camden resident victim of a wide-ranging drug-planting scheme by the city police department.
• Bolmer v. Connolly Properties
  Landlord renting to undocumented immigrants sued for “harboring” illegal immigrants.
• Florence v. Burlington
  Arrestees challenge Burlington County Jail strip search policy
• G.D.M v. Ramapo B.O.E.
  Student suspended from school for incident that occurred outside of the school’s jurisdiction.
• Gusciora v. Codey
  Electronic voting machines prevent votes from being properly certified, re-examined and recounted the same way as paper ballots.
• In re: Essex County Prosecutor’s Motion to Compel Juror Information
  The Essex County Prosecutor's Office is asking for juror date of births in order to conduct background checks.
• In re: Kollman
  Petition for expungement wrongfully denied.
• In the Matter of Affordable Housing
  Municipalities should not be given complete discretion over how many affordable housing units they are obligated to provide.
• Mazdabrook v. Kahn
  Homeowner not allowed to display political signs on his lawn.
• McGovern v. Rutgers
  The Rutgers Board of Governors did not provide adequate notice of the matters to be discussed at a public meeting.
• Occupy Trenton v. Zawacki
  State infringed upon the free speech rights of Occupy Trenton protesters.
• P.P. v. Pinelands Regional
  Student was suspended under school district’s zero tolerance policy for having an expired allergy tablet in his backpack.
• Petition to Investigate the Newark Police Department
  Request for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate police misconduct and mistreatment.
• Phillips v. City of Newark
  High school student taken into police custody for filming a police incident on a public bus with her cellphone.
• R.S. v. Hudson County
  Juvenile detained by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Gang Intelligence Unit.
• Rutgers University Student Assembly v. Middlesex County Board of Elections
  Voters challenge obsolete voter registration requirements and seek election-day registration.
• Secondary Parent Council v. Newark
  Residents challenge withholding of public records regarding $100M gift to city schools.
• State in the Interest of A.D.
  Juvenile’s criminal court case transferred from family division to adult criminal court.
• State in the Interest of A.W.
  What is the right of a juvenile to have parent participation in a language he understands during a police interrogation?
• State in the Interest of V.A.
  What is the standard for court review of prosecutorial decisions to seek juvenile waivers?
• State v. Gaitan
  Defendant was not informed of deportation consequences of pleading guilty.
• State v. Kaltner
  What is the expectation of privacy in a home hosting a large, loud party?
• State v. Shannon
  Challenges police standards for searches of vehicles.

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