Our Impact
Cannabis & Hemp Law
- 4.13.21
In an important victory for the rights of medical marijuana patients, on April 13, 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed an Appellate Division ruling, holding that a workers' compensation judge may order employers in the State of New Jersey to reimburse injured employees for the cost of medical marijuana.
- 1.1.00
Amicus brief arguing that the Law Against Discrimination protects medical marijuana patients
Criminal Justice Appellate Advocacy
- 5.11.21
In April 2021, the New Jersey Supreme Court agreed with those arguments and issued a decision affirming the reversal of the defendants' manslaughter convictions. The decision bears significant implications for criminal defendants involved in accomplice crimes to safeguard their constitutional right to a fair trial and will guide the drafting of new model jury charges to eventually be implemented by courts statewide.
- 5.8.20
Amicus Brief on admissibility of cellphone video that rebutted detective's testimony and prosecutor's misconduct in making arguments that contradicted what the video depicts.
- 3.5.20
NJ Supreme Court opinion is favorable to protecting the rights of criminal defendants and preserving the function of the grand jury
- 1.1.20
NJ Supreme Court rules in favor of defendant on prosecutor's referring to witness in opening statement
- 2017
Amicus brief in case regarding right of police officers to order passengers to exist vehicles during routine traffic stops
- 2016
Appeal on behalf of inmate challenging strip search policy of federal prison
- 1.1.00
Amicus brief in case involving the admissibility of Drug Recognition Experts (DRE) evidence
Free Speech & Expression
- 1.1.19
Lawsuit against school district that suspended students for posting pictures on social media
- 1.1.18
Amicus brief in defamation case involving application of the single publication rule to internet articles
- 1.1.15
Amicus brief arguing statute which penalized the "habitual use of profane, indecent, or obscene language" in front of a child violated First Amendment
Gender Equity, LGBT Rights & Reproductive Rights
- 1.1.00
Amicus brief in case regarding invasion of privacy when cameras were surreptitiously placed in workplace bathroom
Government Transparency
- 1.1.19
Amicus brief in case regarding standards for conflicts of interest in local planning board
- 5.15.18
Lawsuit and appeal regarding right of non-citizens to file OPRA requests
- 1.1.18
Amicus brief in OPRA case seeking names and addresses of winning bidders at public auction
- 1.1.18
Lawsuit seeking access to Newark's bid for Amazon's Second Headquarters (Amazon HQ2)
- 1.2.17
Appeal resulting in decision that trial courts have authority to impose willful violation penalties in OPRA cases
- 1.1.17
Appeal regarding whether a public agency may sue an OPRA requestor
Immigrants' Rights
- 12.23.20
Appeal of Final Order of Deportation involving violation of constitutional and statutory rights
Open Public Meetings
- 1.1.18
Amicus brief in case regarding prompt access to meeting minutes under OPMA
Police Transparency
- 7.7.20
On July 7, 2020, CJ Griffin Director of the Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden (PSWH) filed a
- 7.11.17
Landmark decisions regarding access to police records
- Wronko v. N.J. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 453 N.J. Super. 73 (App. Div. 2018)1.1.18
Lawsuit regarding whether the NJSPCA was a "public agency" subject to OPRA
Prisoners' Rights
- 2016
Appeal on behalf of inmate challenging strip search policy of federal prison
Racial Justice
- 5.17.18
Lawsuit challenging racial segregation in New Jersey's public schools
Student Rights & Education
- 5.17.18
Lawsuit challenging racial segregation in New Jersey's public schools
Voting Rights & Elections
- 1.1.19
Amicus brief in case involving distribution of Spanish language ballots