Court Cases

Amicus brief in case examining voluntariness of confession where police told the suspect that his statement would not impact his immigration status.

Request for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate police misconduct and mistreatment.

Amicus brief addressing whether police may enter a third parties’ home in “hot pursuit” of a person wanted only on a traffic warrant,

The ACLU-NJ entered this case as amicus to argue that police stops based on rear tinted windows in cars are arbitrary, unconstitutional and in violation of the Fourth Amendment and Article I, Paragraph 7 of the New Jersey Constitution.

Amicus brief arguing that common law requires public access to internal affairs records, where they can be turned over without revealing identity of witnesses.

A civil rights lawsuit challenging the targeting and arrest of Black Lives Matter leaders at a demonstration.

Amicus brief addressing the standard required for stopping a person on the street, based largely on the character of a neighborhood.

Police union challenge to AG directives ordering the public disclosure of the identities of officers sanctioned for serious disciplinary violations.

Police stopped a car based on a vague race-based description of people who committed a robbery. Our amicus brief on behalf of clergy detailed the harm caused by such stops and urged to Court to create a rule that would prohibit them.