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80 Court Cases
Court Case
Oct 17, 2025
In the Courts, ACLU OF New Jersey
  • Criminal Legal System

State v. Butler

Amicus brief arguing the prosecutor's misconduct in her opening and closing statements significantly prejudiced the defendant.
Court Case
Oct 17, 2025
In the Courts, ACLU OF New Jersey
  • Criminal Legal System

State v. Arrington

Amicus brief arguing that a categorical rule requiring a defendant to present expert testimony in order to raise an insanity defense is unconstitutional.
Court Case
Oct 17, 2025
In the Courts, ACLU OF New Jersey
  • Criminal Legal System

State v. Mustafa

Amicus brief arguing that a categorical rule requiring a defendant to present expert testimony in order to raise a diminished capacity defense is unconstitutional.
Court Case
Oct 07, 2025
In the Courts, ACLU OF New Jersey
  • Criminal Legal System|
  • +1 Issue

State v. Hannah

Amicus brief arguing that the state needs expert witnesses to explain to juries the limits of using cell phone towers to locate suspects at crime scenes.
Court Case
Mar 09, 2022
Cases
  • Criminal Legal System|
  • +1 Issue

State v. Comer II

Challenge to the constitutionality of mandatory sentences of thirty years in prison for children convicted of murder.
Court Case
Dec 15, 2021
Cases
  • Criminal Legal System|
  • +2 Issues

Mitchell v. Parole Board

Amicus participation in appeal of parole denial for a prisoner with developmental disability.
Court Case
Dec 10, 2021
Cases
  • Criminal Legal System|
  • +1 Issue

State v. Comer

Challenge to the constitutionality of the use of de facto sentences of life without parole for young people.
Court Case
Dec 10, 2021
Cases
  • Criminal Legal System|
  • +1 Issue

State v. Zarate

Amicus brief addressing the sentencing of a 14-year-old convicted of murder.
Court Case
Dec 10, 2021
Cases
  • Criminal Legal System

State v. Arroyo-Nuñez

A case in which the court is asked if it has authority to grant a joint motion to resentence a defendant to remove the mandatory minimum portion of his sentence.