G.H. v. TOWNSHIP OF GALLOWAY

A-64/65 September Term 2008

971 A.2d 401 (2009)

199 N.J. 135

G.H., Plaintiff-Respondent, v. TOWNSHIP OF GALLOWAY, Defendant-Appellant. Township of Cherry Hill, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. James Barclay and Jeffrey Finguerra, Defendants-Respondents.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided May 7, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Cook, Westmont, argued the cause for appellant Township of Cherry Hill (Brown & Connery, attorneys; Mr. Cook, William M. Tambussi, and Abigail M. Green, on the briefs).

Demetrios K. Stratis, argued the cause for appellant Township of Galloway (Mr. Stratis and Stuart J. Roth, a member of the District of Columbia bar, attorneys).

Frank L. Corrado, Wildwood, argued the cause for respondent G.H. (Barry, Corrado, Grassi & Gibson and Edward L. Barocas, attorneys).

Scott T. Schweiger, argued the cause for respondents James Barclay and Jeffrey Finguerra.

Lynette Siragusa, argued the cause for amicus curiae Legal Services of New Jersey (Melville P. Miller, Jr., President, attorney).

Michael Z. Buncher, Deputy Public Defender, submitted a letter in lieu of brief on behalf of amicus curiae Office of the Public Defender (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney).

Stephen M. Latimer, Hackensack, submitted a letter in lieu of brief on behalf of amicus curiae New Jersey Chapter of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (Loughlin & Latimer, attorneys).

Joan D. Van Pelt, Deputy Public Advocate, submitted a letter in lieu of brief on behalf of amicus curiae Department of the Public Advocate (Ronald K. Chen, Public Advocate, attorney).


PER CURIAM.

We granted certification in this consolidated appeal to review an Appellate Division determination that Megan's Law, see N.J.S.A. 2C:7-1 to -19, preempted and required the invalidation of municipal ordinances enacted by Cherry Hill Township and Galloway Township. The challenged ordinances each operated to prohibit convicted sex offenders from living within a designated distance of any school, park, playground, public library, or daycare center in...

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