New Jersey Supreme Court

  • New Jersey Supreme Court Rules to Protect Social Media Users’ Communications

    June 29, 2023

    The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement cannot do an end run around the Wiretap Act when they want to force social media companies to provide users' communications for a period of time.

    • Communications Privacy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Surveillance Oversight

    • Wiretapping

    • Updates

  • EPIC, EFF, and CDT to New Jersey Supreme Court: Don’t Let Police Sleight-of-Hand Avoid Wiretap Requirements

    January 10, 2023

    • Communications Privacy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Privacy Laws

    • Surveillance Oversight

    • U.S. Privacy Laws

    • Wiretapping

    • Updates

  • Facebook v. New Jersey

    January 10, 2023

    When police want to order a social media company to give them access to a person's future social media messages every 15 minutes for a period of thirty days, can they do so through one search warrant, or do they need to apply for a wiretap order?

    • Communications Privacy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Privacy Laws

    • Surveillance Oversight

    • U.S. Privacy Laws

    • U.S. State Privacy Laws

    • Wiretapping

    • Amicus Briefs

  • Bozzi v. Jersey City

    December 14, 2020

    Whether New Jersey's Open Public Records Act protects from public disclosure the names and addresses of individuals possessing a government-issued dog license.

    • Data Protection

    • Government Records & Privacy

    • Amicus Briefs

  • State v. Andrews

    July 22, 2019

    Whether the compelled production of a cell phone passcode violates the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination

    • Fourth Amendment

    • Privacy Laws

    • Amicus Briefs

  • State of New Jersey v Earls

    February 13, 2012

    Whether the government can constitutionally obtain and use locational information from a defendant's cell phone provider to track a suspect's location without a warrant under the Fourth Amendment

    • Data Protection

    • Fourth Amendment

    • Location Tracking

    • Privacy Laws

    • Amicus Briefs

  • G.D. v. Kenny

    May 11, 2010

    Concerning preserving the value of expungement

    • Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights

    • Data Protection

    • Government Records & Privacy

    • Screening & Scoring

    • Amicus Briefs