The ACDL-NJ, through its Amicus Committee, has appeared as amicus curiae
("friend of the court") in nearly every significant criminal case in
the New Jersey Supreme Court and the New Jersey Appellate Division, to
take positions on issues of fundamental importance to the
Constitutional rights of criminal defendants. The committee’s work has
been highly respected by the legal community, with the New Jersey
Supreme Court specifically requesting submission of amicus positions
from the ACDL-NJ on
cases pending before the Court. The ACDL-NJ has filed briefs on issues
of enormous significance to criminal defendants, including the death
penalty, search and seizure, attorney-client confidentiality,
forfeiture, and jury instructions. Amicus Committee members have also
publicly commented on proposed changes to the New Jersey Court Rules
and to administrative regulations.
Below are amicus briefs filed by the ACDL-NJ (in reverse chronological order). Video of the oral arguments in New Jersey Supreme Court cases can be found here (and older arguments since 2005 here). New Jersey Supreme Court appeals can be tracked here.
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