Court Cases

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.

This lawsuit challenged solitary confinement practices at the Middlesex County Jail in “C-Pod”, a unit specifically for solitary confinement.

Amicus brief in support of a person who requested a police dashcam recording under the Open Public Records Act.

Amicus brief in support of the right to self-representation in termination of parental rights cases.

Amicus brief addressing applicability of the requirement that police record details of identification procedure to electronic databases.

Amicus brief challenge to the use of the scientific reliability of so-called Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome

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

Challenge to the re-chartering of Red Bank Charter School due to segregative impact.

Petition for Certification addressing the requirements of criminal lawyers to advise their clients of immigration consequences of guilty pleas.