IN RE ATTY. GEN. LAW ENFORCEMENT

DOCKET Nos. A-3950-19T4 A-3975-19T4 A-3985-19T4 A-3987-19T4 A-4002-19T4.

240 A.3d 419 (2020)

465 N.J. Super. 111

IN RE ATTORNEY GENERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DIRECTIVE NOS. 2020-5 AND 2020-6.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided October 16, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Mets and Robert R. Cannan , Bloomfield, argued the cause for appellant in A-3950-19 (Mets Schiro & McGovern, LLP and Markman & Cannan, LLC, attorneys; James M. Mets and Robert R. Cannan, of counsel and on the briefs; Brian J. Manetta , Iselin, on the brief).

Carl J. Soranno and Jay Sabin , Roseland, argued the cause for intervenors-appellants in A-3950-19 and A-3975-19 (Brach Eichler, LLC, attorneys; Anthony M. Rainone and Carl J. Soranno, of counsel and on the briefs; Jay Sabin, on the briefs).

D. John McAusland , Englewood Cliffs, argued the cause for appellants in A-3975-19 (Attorneys Hartman, Chartered, Law Offices of Robert A. Ebberup, LLC, Law Office of D. John McAusland and Loccke, Correia & Bukosky, attorneys; Mark A. Gulbranson, Jr. , Katherine D. Hartman , Moorestown, Robert A. Ebberup , Toms River, D. John McAusland and Michael A. Bukosky , on the briefs).

Frank M. Crivelli argued the cause for appellants in A-3985-19 (Crivelli & Barbati, LLC, attorneys; Frank M. Crivelli, on the briefs).

Kevin D. Jarvis , Moorestown, argued the cause for appellant in A-3987-19 (O'Brien, Belland & Bushinsky, LLC, attorneys; Kevin D. Jarvis and Matthew B. Madsen , on the briefs).

Paul L. Kleinbaum , Newark, and Matthew Areman argued the cause for appellants in A-4002-19 (Zazzali, Fagella, Nowak, Kleinbaum & Friedman, and Markowitz & Richman, attorneys; Paul L. Kleinbaum and Matthew Areman , of counsel and on the briefs; Craig A. Long , on the briefs).

Jeremy M. Feigenbaum argued the cause for respondents in all appeals ( Jeremy M. Feigenbaum , State Solicitor, and Jane C. Schuster , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel and on the brief; Emily Marie Bisnauth , Christopher Weber , Dominic L. Giova , Sean P. Havern and Brandon C. Simmons , Deputy Attorneys General, on the brief).

Vito A. Gagliardi, Jr. , Morristown, argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (Porzio, Bromberg & Newman PC, attorneys; Vito A. Gagliardi, Jr., of counsel; David L. Disler and Thomas J. Reilly , Morristown, on the brief).

Alexander R. Shalom argued the cause for amici curiae American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice, Cherry Hill Women's Center, Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County, Faith in New Jersey, Latino Action Network, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, Legal Advocacy Project of UU FaithAction New Jersey, Libertarians for Transparent Government, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People New Jersey State Conference, NAACP Newark, National Organization for Women of New Jersey, Newark Communities for Accountable Policing, New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice, New Jersey Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement, New Jersey Clergy Coalition for Justice, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice, Partners for Women and Justice, People's Organization for Progress, Salvation and Social Justice, Service Employees International Union 32BJ, SPAN Parent Advocacy Network, Volunteer Lawyers for Justice, and Women Who Never Give Up ( Jeanne LoCicero , Alexander Shalom , Karen Thompson and Molly K.C. Linhorst , on the brief).

CJ Griffin argued the cause for amici curiae National Coalition of Latino Officers and Law Enforcement Action Partnership (Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, P.C., attorneys; CJ Griffin, of counsel and on the brief).

Joseph E. Krakora argued the cause for amici curiae New Jersey Office of the Public Defender and Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney; and Gibbons P.C., attorneys; Lawrence Lustberg , and Michael R. Noveck , Newark, on the brief).

Before Judges Ostrer, Accurso and Vernoia.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

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