Our Impact

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.

Amicus brief arguing that the Law Against Discrimination protects medical marijuana patients

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.

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.

NJ Supreme Court opinion is favorable to protecting the rights of criminal defendants and preserving the function of the grand jury

NJ Supreme Court rules in favor of defendant on prosecutor's referring to witness in opening statement

Amicus brief in case regarding right of police officers to order passengers to exist vehicles during routine traffic stops

Appeal on behalf of inmate challenging strip search policy of federal prison

Amicus brief in case involving the admissibility of Drug Recognition Experts (DRE) evidence

Lawsuit against school district that suspended students for posting pictures on social media

Amicus brief in defamation case involving application of the single publication rule to internet articles

Amicus brief arguing statute which penalized the "habitual use of profane, indecent, or obscene language" in front of a child violated First Amendment

Amicus brief in case regarding invasion of privacy when cameras were surreptitiously placed in workplace bathroom

Amicus brief in case regarding standards for conflicts of interest in local planning board

Lawsuit and appeal regarding right of non-citizens to file OPRA requests

Amicus brief in OPRA case seeking names and addresses of winning bidders at public auction

Lawsuit seeking access to Newark's bid for Amazon's Second Headquarters (Amazon HQ2)

Appeal resulting in decision that trial courts have authority to impose willful violation penalties in OPRA cases

Appeal regarding whether a public agency may sue an OPRA requestor

Appeal of Final Order of Deportation involving violation of constitutional and statutory rights

Amicus brief in case regarding prompt access to meeting minutes under OPMA

On July 7, 2020, CJ Griffin Director of the Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden (PSWH) filed a

Landmark decisions regarding access to police records

Lawsuit regarding whether the NJSPCA was a "public agency" subject to OPRA

Appeal on behalf of inmate challenging strip search policy of federal prison

Lawsuit challenging racial segregation in New Jersey's public schools

Lawsuit challenging racial segregation in New Jersey's public schools

Amicus brief in case involving distribution of Spanish language ballots