Petition to Investigate the Newark Police Department
Police & Law Enforcement
Status: Closed
Request for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate police misconduct and mistreatment.
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Mar 21, 2022
United States v. Lewis
Decarceration
Status: Closed
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.
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Mar 18, 2022
State v. Smith
Police & Law Enforcement
Status: Open
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...
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Mar 9, 2022
State v. Comer II
Criminal Legal System
Status: Closed
Challenge to the constitutionality of mandatory sentences of thirty years in prison for children convicted of murder.
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Feb 14, 2022
State v. Mackroy-Davis
Decarceration
Status: Open
Amicus brief addressing the how delays caused by COVID-19 impact the speedy trial provisions of the Criminal Justice Reform Act.
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Feb 11, 2022
State v. F.E.D.
Decarceration
Status: Open
Amicus brief addressing New Jersey’s compassionate release statute.