State v. Francisco
Amicus brief in case examining voluntariness of confession where police told the suspect that his statement would not impact his immigration status.
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State v. Bookman
Amicus brief addressing whether police may enter a third parties’ home in “hot pursuit” of a person wanted only on a traffic warrant,
Petition to Investigate the Newark Police Department
Request for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate police misconduct and mistreatment.
United States v. Lewis
Amicus brief addressing whether prior convictions for possession of substances controlled under state, but not federal, law can serve as enhancements under federal sentencing law.
State v. Smith
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.
State v. Comer II
Challenge to the constitutionality of mandatory sentences of thirty years in prison for children convicted of murder.