ANIMAL PROT. v. N.J. FISH & GAME

DOCKET NO. A-1019-22.

304 A.3d 1003 (2023)

477 N.J. Super. 145

ANIMAL PROTECTION LEAGUE OF NEW JERSEY, Angela Metler, and Doreen Frega, Appellants, v. NEW JERSEY FISH AND GAME COUNCIL, Frank Virgilio, in his capacity as Chair of the New Jersey Fish and Game Council, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Shawn M. Latourette, in his capacity as Commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection, and PHILIP D. MURPHY, in his capacity as Governor of the State of New Jersey, Respondents.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided November 6, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dante DiPirro and Doris Lin argued the cause for appellants (Law Office of Dante DiPirro, LLC, and Doris Lin, attorneys; Dante DiPirro and Doris Lin, on the briefs).

Cristin D. Mustillo , Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for respondents ( Matthew J. Platkin , Attorney General, attorney; Sookie Bae-Park , Assistant Attorney General, of counsel; Nicolas G. Seminoff , Deputy Attorney General, and Cristin D. Mustillo, on the brief).

Before Judges Sumners, Rose and Perez Friscia.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

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