Public Interest Blog https://www.steinpublicinterestcenter.com/public-interest-blog Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:16:22 -0500 New Jersey OPRA Blog: For Discussion of Issues Arising Under New Jersey's Open Public Records Act https://www.pashmanstein.com/new-jersey-opra-blog blogpost-New-Jersey-OPRA-Blog-For-Discussion-of-Issues-Arising-Under-New-Jerseys-Open-Public-Records-Act Tue, 01 Jun 2021 09:00:01 -0400 Upcoming Supreme Court Oral Argument in AG Directives Case https://www.steinpublicinterestcenter.com/new-jersey-opra-blog/sc-ag-directives new-jersey-opra-blog/sc-ag-directives Tue, 02 Mar 2021 09:00:02 -0500 On March 2, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., the New Jersey Supreme Court will hear oral argument in the case In re Attorney General Law Enforcement Directive Nos. 2020-05 and 2020-06.

]]> Attorneys in Action: Alan Silber Arguing on Behalf of the ACDL Regarding Opening Statements that Detail Evidence or Testimony That is Not Admitted at Trial | February 4, 2020 https://www.steinpublicinterestcenter.com/public-interest-blog/Attorneys-in-Action-Alan-Silber-Arguing-on-Behalf-of-the-ACDL-Regarding-Opening-Statements-that-Detail-Evidence-or-Testimony-That-is-Not-Admitted-at-Trial-February-4-2020 public-interest-blog/Attorneys-in-Action-Alan-Silber-Arguing-on-Behalf-of-the-ACDL-Regarding-Opening-Statements-that-Detail-Evidence-or-Testimony-That-is-Not-Admitted-at-Trial-February-4-2020 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 09:00:03 -0500

Attorneys in Action: Alan Silber arguing on February 5, 2020, at the New Jersey Supreme Court on behalf of the ACDL

]]> Attorneys in Action: Dillon McGuire Arguing on Behalf of the ACLU-NJ that the Law Against Discrimination Protects Medical Marijuana Patients | February 4, 2020 https://www.steinpublicinterestcenter.com/public-interest-blog/Attorneys-in-Action-Dillon-McGuire-Arguing-on-Behalf-of-the-ACLU-NJ-that-the-Law-Against-Discrimination-Protects-Medical-Marijuana-Patients-February-4-2020 public-interest-blog/Attorneys-in-Action-Dillon-McGuire-Arguing-on-Behalf-of-the-ACLU-NJ-that-the-Law-Against-Discrimination-Protects-Medical-Marijuana-Patients-February-4-2020 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 09:00:04 -0500 Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings, Inc., Docket No. 082836

]]> Attorneys in Action: CJ Griffin Arguing on Behalf of the ACLU-NJ Regarding Invasion of Privacy when Cameras were Surreptitiously Placed in Workplace Bathroom | January 24, 2020 https://www.steinpublicinterestcenter.com/public-interest-blog/Attorneys-in-Action-CJ-Griffin-Arguing-on-Behalf-of-the-ACLU-NJ-Regarding-Invasion-of-Privacy-when-Cameras-were-Surreptitiously-Placed-in-Workplace-Bathroom-January-24-2020 public-interest-blog/Attorneys-in-Action-CJ-Griffin-Arguing-on-Behalf-of-the-ACLU-NJ-Regarding-Invasion-of-Privacy-when-Cameras-were-Surreptitiously-Placed-in-Workplace-Bathroom-January-24-2020 Fri, 24 Jan 2020 09:00:05 -0500 Freidman v Martinez, 454 N.J. Super. 87, 184 A.3d 489 (App. Div. 2018), certification granted, 2019 WL 192688 (N.J. 2019)

]]> Appellate Division Utilizes OPRA Decision to Conclude That Nonresidents May File Claims Under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination | January 3, 2020 https://www.steinpublicinterestcenter.com/public-interest-blog/Appellate-Division-Utilizes-OPRA-Decision-to-Conclude-That-Nonresidents-May-File-Claims-Under-the-New-Jersey-Law-Against-Discrimination-January-3-2020 public-interest-blog/Appellate-Division-Utilizes-OPRA-Decision-to-Conclude-That-Nonresidents-May-File-Claims-Under-the-New-Jersey-Law-Against-Discrimination-January-3-2020 Fri, 03 Jan 2020 09:00:06 -0500 Most of the time, the impact of an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) decision is limited and affects only other government transparency cases.

]]> ACLU-NJ Informs the Public About the Human Costs of Failing to Legalize Cannabis | November 1, 2019 https://www.steinpublicinterestcenter.com/public-interest-blog/ACLU-NJ-Informs-the-Public-About-the-Human-Costs-of-Failing-to-Legalize-Cannabis-November-1-2019 public-interest-blog/ACLU-NJ-Informs-the-Public-About-the-Human-Costs-of-Failing-to-Legalize-Cannabis-November-1-2019 Fri, 01 Nov 2019 09:00:07 -0400 The Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden believes that the full legalization of cannabis is an important social justice issue.

]]> New Jersey Supreme Court Grants Petition for Certification | November 1, 2019 https://www.steinpublicinterestcenter.com/public-interest-blog/New-Jersey-Supreme-Court-Grants-Petition-for-Certification-November-1-2019 public-interest-blog/New-Jersey-Supreme-Court-Grants-Petition-for-Certification-November-1-2019 Fri, 01 Nov 2019 09:00:08 -0400 Government transparency is one of our core focus areas and we have litigated hundreds of Open Public Records Act (OPRA) cases.

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