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NEW JERSEY STATE BAR ASS'N v. STATE

902 A.2d 944 (2006)

387 N.J. Super. 24

NEW JERSEY STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, a not-for-profit corporation, and Peggy Sheahan Knee, individually, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE of New Jersey, John E. McCormac, in his official capacity as Treasurer of the State of New Jersey, Holly C. Bakke, in her official capacity as Commissioner of the Department of Banking and Insurance; and Fred M. Jacobs, M.D., in his official capacity as Acting Commissioner of Health and Senior Services, Defendants-Respondents.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided July 26, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin J. McCreedy, Cranford, argued the cause for appellants (McCreedy & Cox, attorneys; Sharon A. Balsamo, James P. Condon, and Charles J. Hollenbeck, on the brief).

Patrick DeAlmeida, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause for respondents (Zulima V. Farber, Attorney General, attorney; Mr. DeAlmeida, of counsel; Marlene G. Brown, Deputy Attorney General, on the brief).

Before Judges WEFING, WECKER and FUENTES.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

WEFING, P.J.A.D.

On June 7, 2004, the Legislature passed and the Governor signed into law the New Jersey Medical Care Access and Responsibility and Patients First Act, L. 2004, c. 17. On January 3, 2005, plaintiffs New Jersey State Bar Association and Peggy Sheahan Knee, an attorney licensed to practice law in New Jersey, filed suit challenging the constitutionality of this statute. They named as defendants...

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