The Division of Public Interest Advocacy participates as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in cases of public importance pending in New Jersey’s appellate courts.

Click Here to Read our Summary of Public Advocate Legal Actions


Below are the amicus briefs we have filed, organized by topic:

  1. EMINENT DOMAIN
  2. ELDER ADVOCACY
  3. VOTING RIGHTS
  4. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
  5. CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING
  6. ETHICS
  7. CIVIL LIBERTIES
  8. AFFORDABLE HOUSING
  9. ACCESS TO COURT

  1. EMINENT DOMAIN

     


    Click here  to view court decisions that relied heavily on the landmark NJ Supreme Court June 2007 (Gallenthin Realty Development, Inc. v. Borough of Paulsboro) ruling limiting the use of eminent domain for private redevelopment.

     

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  2. ELDER ADVOCACY

    Llanfair House Nursing Home v. Estate of Ethel Litchult: Amicus brief in support of defendants-petitioners
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  3. VOTING RIGHTS
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  4. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
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  5. CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING
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  6. ETHICS
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  7. CIVIL LIBERTIES
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  8. AFFORDABLE HOUSING
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  9. ACCESS TO COURT
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