New Jersey Department of the Public Advocate

The Division of Public Interest Advocacy participates as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in cases of public importance pending in New Jersey’s appellate courts.

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Below are the amicus briefs we have filed, organized by topic:

EMINENT DOMAIN
VOTING RIGHTS
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING
ETHICS
CIVIL LIBERTIES

EMINENT DOMAIN
- Amicus brief in Harrison eminent domain case, 1/10/08
  Notice of Motion to Appear as amicus curiae and Certification of Ronald K. Chen in Support of Motion (Harrison case)
  Harrison Redevelopment Agency v. DeRose, et al
  N.J. Super. Docket Nos. A-958-06T2, A-3862-06T2, A-4474-06T2, A-382-07T3 (App Div)
- Amicus brief opposing Long Branch's motion to strike Amicus Brief and Appendix, 2/13/07
  Amicus brief in City of Long Branch v. Brower and City of Long Branch v. Anzalone, 1/11/07
  City of Long Branch v. Brower and City of Long Branch v. Anzalone, Docket Nos. A-191-06, A-192-06, A-194-06, A-195-06, A-196-06, A-197-06, A-198-06, A-199-06 and A-654-06 and A-067-06
- Amicus brief in Gallenthin Realty Development, Inc. v. Borough of Paulsboro, 2/9/07
  Gallenthin Realty Development, Inc. v. Borough of Paulsboro, 191 N.J. 344 (2007)
- Amicus brief in eminent domain case: LBK Associates, LLC. v. Borough of Lodi, 11/8/06
  LBK Associates, LLC. v. Borough of Lodi, Docket No. A-1829-05T2, Nov. 8, 2006
Click here to view court decisions that relied heavily on the landmark NJ Supreme Court June 2007 (Gallenthin Realty Development, Inc. v. Borough of Paulsboro) ruling limiting the use of eminent domain for private redevelopment.
VOTING RIGHTS
- Amicus brief in voting rights appeal, 1/23/08
  Motion to appear as Amicus Curiae in exit polling case, 1/2/08
  In Re Attorney's General's "Directive on Exit Polling: Media and Nonpartisan Public Interest Groups" Issued July 18, 2007
  N.J. Super. Docket No. A-543-07T1 (App Div)
- Brief for Appellants Farouk and Amber Sheikh for an Order To Vote in the 2007 General Election, 11/6/08
- Merits Brief in Gusciora v. McGreevey, No. MER-L-2691-04, 9/13/07
  (Case concerning the legality of NJ's voting systems)
  
  Motion to appear as amicus curiae, 9/13/07
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
- Amicus brief in disability rights case: T.H. vs Division of Developmental Disabilities, 11/9/06
CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING
- Amicus brief in lead paint case: In re Lead Paint Litigation, 4/20/06
ETHICS
- Petitioner's Brief on Opinion 705 Supreme Court Advisory Committee On Attorney Ethics, 7/21/06
CIVIL LIBERTIES
- Amicus brief in free speech case: Committee for a Better Twin Rivers v. Twin Rivers Homeowners' Association, 11/24/06
- Amicus brief in telephone privacy case: United States v. Rabner, 10/13/06
- Amicus brief in telephone privacy case: United States v. Rabner, 9/8/06