All Cases

25 Court Cases
Court Case
Dec 23, 2025
ACLUNJ In the Courts

Reed v. Muoio

Amicus brief arguing that the Supreme Court of New Jersey retains the authority to review the constitutionality of the Council on Local Mandate’s decisions.
Court Case
Dec 22, 2025
ACLUNJ In the Courts

Association for Governmental Responsibility, Ethics & Transparency v. Borough of Mantoloking

Amicus brief arguing that the author’s identity of a document that was produced must be disclosed under OPRA.
Court Case
Dec 22, 2025
ACLUNJ In the Courts

Rosetti v. Ramapo-Indian Hills High School BOE

Amicus brief arguing that public officials’ personal email accounts discussing public business are required to be disclosed under OPRA.
Court Case
Dec 10, 2025
In the Courts, ACLU OF New Jersey
  • Discrimination

UAW et al., v. Murphy et al. 

Amicus brief arguing that the trial court applied the incorrect legal standard violating workers’ equal protection claims.
Court Case
Nov 05, 2025
In the Courts, ACLU OF New Jersey
  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +1 Issue

State v. Garcia-Moronta & State v. Reyes-Rodriguez

Amicus briefs arguing that the delay in trying a defendant caused by their detention by ICE or deportation should count against the State in a speedy trial analysis when the State has failed to take reasonable steps to effectuate the defendant’s appearance for their criminal proceedings.
Court Case
Aug 08, 2024
Cases
  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +2 Issues

El Comité de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agrícolas (CATA) v Platkin

Affirmative litigation challenging the constitutionality of excluding New Jersey farmworkers from equal wage and overtime pay.
Court Case
Apr 23, 2024
Cases
  • LGBTQ+ Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Platkin v Manalapan-Englishtown Reg’l Bd. of Educ., Platkin v Middletown Township Bd. of Educ., & Platkin v Marlboro Township Bd. of Educ.

Amicus briefs arguing that school policies requiring staff to out transgender students to their parents or guardians are unconstitutional, violate the Law Against Discrimination, and will cause irreparable harm to students and schools.
Court Case
Mar 11, 2024
Cases
  • Voting Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Kim v. Hanlon

Amicus briefs arguing that New Jersey’s system for designing primary ballots violates voters’ constitutional rights.
Court Case
Jan 10, 2024
Cases
  • Immigration Enforcement & Detention|
  • +1 Issue

CoreCivic, Inc. v. Murphy 

Amicus brief in support of a state law prohibiting new, renewed, or expanded immigration detention contracts in New Jersey.