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135 Court Cases
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Sep 16, 2021
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  • Criminal Legal System|
  • +1 Issue

State v. Andujar

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.
Court Case
Sep 16, 2021
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  • Government Transparency|
  • +2 Issues

In re: Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive Nos. 2020-05 and 2020-06

Police union challenge to AG directives ordering the public disclosure of the identities of officers sanctioned for serious disciplinary violations.
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Sep 16, 2021
Cases
  • Criminal Legal System|
  • +1 Issue

State v. Bailey

Amicus brief addressing whether the retroactive application of the newly enacted crime-fraud exception to the marital communications privilege violates the ex post facto clauses of the federal and state constitutions.
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Sep 16, 2021
Cases
  • Criminal Legal System|
  • +1 Issue

State v. Myers, State v. Nyema

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.
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Sep 16, 2021
Cases
  • Criminal Legal System|
  • +1 Issue

State v. Collado

Case asking the court to apply the exclusionary rule to violations of the “knock-and-announce” requirement in search warrants.
Court Case
Aug 19, 2021
Cases
  • Immigrants' Rights|
  • +1 Issue

Juan R. v. U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security

Challenge to mass transfers of individuals in ICE custody with existing attorney-client relationships to distant detention facilities
Court Case
Aug 17, 2021
Cases
  • Criminal Legal System|
  • +1 Issue

Bland & Bland v. Del Mauro, Et Al.

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Aug 17, 2021
Cases
  • Criminal Legal System|
  • +1 Issue

Harris v. Newark

The ACLU-NJ joined this case as amicus on the sole issue of whether a denial of qualified immunity to defendant law enforcement as part of a summary judgment motion is appealable on an interlocutory basis in New Jersey state court.
Court Case
Jun 21, 2021
Cases
  • Criminal Legal System|
  • +3 Issues

Sonia Doe v. NJ Department of Corrections