Court Cases

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

In this novel case, the ACLU-NJ argued that the State’s unlawful and racial use of its law enforcement power against a qualified Black potential juror, by running a criminal background check on him and later having him arrested from the courthouse on a municipal warrant.

Amicus brief addressing the abuse of low level traffic stops by police officers as tools to justify arbitrary and discriminatory invasions into the privacy rights of New Jerseyans.

Amicus brief in support of the Attorney General’s power to implement the Immigrant Trust Directive

The ACLU-NJ represents P.D., a pretrial detainee with mental illness who, after being unable to make bail, was held in solitary confinement for more than four months.

Challenge to a man put in jail for not paying a fine for littering same day as court date.

Challenge to discriminatory regulations requiring certain scores on PARCC standardized tests to receive a diploma.

Amicus brief in challenge to the circumstances under which the state can collect DNA from someone in detention.

Amicus brief, joined by the National ACLU and other civil rights group, in challenge to a federal lawsuit challenging bail reform.