New Jersey Office of the Public Advocate: Legal Briefs

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
   
   • Amicus brief in Harrison eminent domain case, 1/10/08
     Harrison Redevelopment Agency v. DeRose, et al
     N.J. Super. Docket Nos. A-958-06T2, A-3862-06T2, A-4474-06T2, A-382-07T3 (App Div)
     
     
   • Amicus brief opposing Long Branch's motion to strike Amicus Brief and Appendix, 2/13/07
     Amicus brief in City of Long Branch v. Brower and City of Long Branch v. Anzalone, 1/11/07
     City of Long Branch v. Brower and City of Long Branch v. Anzalone, Docket Nos. A-191-06, A-192-06, A-194-06, A-195-06, A-196-06, A-197-06, A-198-06, A-199-06 and A-654-06 and A-067-06
   • Amicus brief in Gallenthin Realty Development, Inc. v. Borough of Paulsboro, 2/9/07
     Gallenthin Realty Development, Inc. v. Borough of Paulsboro, 191 N.J. 344 (2007)
   • Amicus brief in eminent domain case: LBK Associates, LLC. v. Borough of Lodi, 11/8/06
     LBK Associates, LLC. v. Borough of Lodi, Docket No. A-1829-05T2, Nov. 8, 2006

    

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2. ELDER ADVOCACY
   
   Llanfair House Nursing Home v. Estate of Ethel Litchult: Amicus brief in support of defendants-petitioners
   
3. VOTING RIGHTS
   
   • Amicus brief in voting rights appeal, 1/23/08
     In Re Attorney's General's "Directive on Exit Polling: Media and Nonpartisan Public Interest Groups" Issued July 18, 2007
     N.J. Super. Docket No. A-543-07T1 (App Div)
     
     
   • Brief for Appellants Farouk and Amber Sheikh for an Order To Vote in the 2007 General Election, 11/6/08
     
     
     
   • Merits Brief in Gusciora v. McGreevey, No. MER-L-2691-04, 9/13/07
     (Case concerning the legality of NJ's voting systems)
     
     Motion to appear as amicus curiae, 9/13/07
   
4. DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
   
   • Amicus brief in disability rights case: T.H. vs Division of Developmental Disabilities, 11/9/06
   
5. CHILDHOOD LEAD POISONING
   
   • Brief re: exceptions to the initial decision (DCA v. Rachamallu), 5/27/09  
   • Brief re: Dept. of Community Affairs v. Rachamallu, 5/13/09 
   • Amicus brief in lead paint case: In re Lead Paint Litigation, 4/20/06
   
6. ETHICS
   
   • Petitioner's Brief on Opinion 705 Supreme Court Advisory Committee On Attorney Ethics, 7/21/06
   
7. CIVIL LIBERTIES
   
   • Amicus brief in free speech case: Committee for a Better Twin Rivers v. Twin Rivers Homeowners' Association, 11/24/06
   • Amicus brief in telephone privacy case: United States v. Rabner, 10/13/06
   • Amicus brief in telephone privacy case: United States v. Rabner, 9/8/06
   
8. AFFORDABLE HOUSING
   
   • Amicus brief in defense of affordable housing rules and statute: In re Complaint of Township of Medford 2/11/09  
   • Amicus brief supporting low-income tenants' access to market-rate housing: Bell v. Tower, 8/7/09
   
9. ACCESS TO COURT
   
   • Amicus brief in case involving the right of a state agency to sue state officials: Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy v. Reinhard, 12/2/09