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138 Court Cases
Court Case
Oct 17, 2025
In the Courts, ACLU OF New Jersey
  • Criminal Legal System

State v. Butler

Amicus brief arguing the prosecutor's misconduct in her opening and closing statements significantly prejudiced the defendant.
Court Case
Oct 17, 2025
In the Courts, ACLU OF New Jersey
  • Criminal Legal System

State v. Arrington

Amicus brief arguing that a categorical rule requiring a defendant to present expert testimony in order to raise an insanity defense is unconstitutional.
Court Case
Oct 17, 2025
In the Courts, ACLU OF New Jersey
  • Criminal Legal System

State v. Mustafa

Amicus brief arguing that a categorical rule requiring a defendant to present expert testimony in order to raise a diminished capacity defense is unconstitutional.
Court Case
Oct 07, 2025
In the Courts, ACLU OF New Jersey
  • Criminal Legal System|
  • +1 Issue

State v. Hannah

Amicus brief arguing that the state needs expert witnesses to explain to juries the limits of using cell phone towers to locate suspects at crime scenes.
Court Case
Sep 11, 2025
Cases
  • LGBTQ+ Rights

Heaps v. Delaware Valley Regional High School Board of Education

Amicus brief arguing in support of policies creating learning environments free from discrimination and harassment by respecting transgender students’ preferred names and pronouns.
Court Case
Apr 22, 2025
Cases
  • Immigration Enforcement & Detention|
  • +2 Issues

Student Doe #1, et al v. Noem, et al

Complaint filed on behalf of Rutgers students who had their F-1 student immigration status effectively terminated.
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.