
CJ Griffin
Practice Areas
- Appellate Advocacy
- Employment & Labor
- Litigation
- Media Law
- Cannabis and Hemp Law
- Public Interest Center
News
- February 25, 2021 - CJ Griffin to be Honored with "Partner in Justice Award" by Partners for Women and Justice
- February 25, 2021 - CJ Griffin, quoted in an article published on Trentonian.com discussing lawsuit against Trenton and its clerk for failing to provide documents in response to OPRA requests.
- February 19, 2021 - CJ Griffin, Director of the Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, was quoted in the NorthJersey.com article
- February 9, 2021 - CJ Griffin Featured on Podcasts discussing Police Transparency and Accountability in New Jersey
- January 25 2021 - Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center Releases its 2020 Year in Review
- January 22, 2021 - CJ Griffin Mentioned in Opinion Suggesting Law Enforcement Disciplinary Records Should be Made Accessible to the Public
- January 21, 2021 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Making Police Disciplinary Records Accessible to the Public in NJ
- January 19, 2021 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Attorney General Gurbir Grewal's Tenure
- January 1, 2021 - 2020 Attorney Rankings and Awards Recap
- December 29, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding Redacted Emails About Mask Usage at The State Veterans Home as the COVID Pandemic Spread
- December 19, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding Lack of Transparency on PPE and Coronavirus Spending
- December 16, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Notifying Judges on Public Record Requests
- December 6, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Editorial on Denied OPRA Request in Trenton
- December 2, 2020 - CJ Griffin Named to InsiderNJ's Senator Loretta Weinberg's 2020 Women's Power List
- November 25, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding Directives to Make Police Disciplinary Records Public
- October 26, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Editorial Regarding Police Transparency
- October 26, 2020 - CJ Griffin Named to InsiderNJ's "Insider Out 100" LGBT Power List for the Third Year in a Row
- October 19, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding Successful OPRA Lawsuit to Obtain New Brunswick's Pandemic Continuity Plan
- October 16, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Court Upholding AG Directives Requiring Disclosure of Names of Police Officers Who Received Major Discipline
- October 3, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding Town Paying Legal Fees After Denying Request for Public Records
- October 2, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding Delay of Civil Asset Forfeiture Database
- September 28, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding Police Transparency in Trenton
- September 21, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding the Lack of Transparency in the Paterson Police Department
- September 17, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding Police Union Opposition to Transparency
- September 16, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding Challenges to Attorney General's Major Discipline Disclosure Directives
- September 14, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Withholding Virtual Grand Jury Records in New Jersey
- September 9, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Regarding the Open Public Meetings Act
- August 31, 2020 - CJ Griffin Featured in The New Jersey Law Journal as Attorney of the Year Finalist
- August 31, 2020 - Justice Gary S. Stein (Ret.) and CJ Griffin Share their Ideas about Ending Systemic Racism at NJSBA Symposium on Race and the Law
- August 13, 2020 - CJ Griffin Featured in Article on Ending Systematic Racism in Policing in New Jersey
- August 1, 2020 - Pashman Stein Keeps Tackling New Jersey's ‘Issues of Consequence
- July 20, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Editorial on the Lack of Police Transparency
- July 15, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Making NJ Police Internal Affairs Records Accessible to the Public
- July 8, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Releasing the Names of Officers Who Received Major Discipline
- July 7, 2020 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Files Amicus Brief to Fight Off Police Union Appeals of Attorney General's Police Transparency Directives
- July 6, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Trentonian Suing for Records
- June 29, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Lawsuit Seeking to Prevent Disclosure of Police Officers' Disciplinary Information
- June 28, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Editorial Calling for Further Disclosure of Police Data
- June 24, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Discussing the Attorney General's Recent Order to Identify Certain Police Officers
- June 23, 2020 - Alan Silber Quoted in Article on Prosecutors' Promising Witness Testimony
- June 23, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Union County Releasing 10 Years of Disciplinary Records
- June 19, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Articles on Releasing Police Internal Affairs Records
- June 19, 2020 - CJ Griffin Participated in Panel Discussion on Police Reform and Transparency Hosted by Mike Kelly on NorthJersey.com
- June 19, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Ewing Township's Refusal to Release Redacted Juvenile UFRs
- June 17, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Articles on Privacy Rights Standards
- June 16, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Denial of Requests for Coronavirus Data, Including PPE Data
- June 15, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Editorial Calling for New Jersey to Follow the Example of New York and Other States to Provide Greater Transparency in Records of Police Misconduct
- June 15, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Discussing "Remarkable Turnaround" by New Jersey in Beginning to Publicly Identify Police Officers Who Commit Serious Violations
- June 12, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Discussing State's Release of Coronavirus Data by Zip Code Following Appeal by Griffin on Behalf of The Record and the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey
- June 11, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Discussing Rejection of Records Request During Pandemic
- June 10, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Discussing Whether Public Disclosure of Police Disciplinary Records Should be Required
- June 3, 2020 - CJ Griffin is a Finalist for New Jersey Law Journal Attorney of the Year
- May 21, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Editorial Suggesting Government Transparency Must Not be Another Victim of the COVID-19 Outbreak
- May 20, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Obtaining Public Records in the State of New Jersey
- May 17, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on the Use of the Emergency Health Powers Act to Deny Document Requests During Coronavirus Crisis
- May 17, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on State Refusing to Release Records Regarding the COVID-19 Crisis
- May 12, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of The Trentonian, Alleging the City of Trenton Violated the State's Sunshine Law and Open Public Records Act
- April 14, 2020 - CJ Griffin Interviewed by NPR on Slow Access to Government Records
- April 6, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Municipalities Adapting to Technology During COVID-19
- March 26, 2020 - Fourteen Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Attorneys Listed as New Jersey Super Lawyers
- March 10, 2020 - CJ Griffin and Dillon McGuire Mentioned in Article on Cannabis Law in New Jersey
- March 2, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Editorial on Legislature's Exemption from Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
- February 20, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Governor Murphy's Legislative Proposals
- February 19, 2020 - New Jersey Appellate Division Rules in Favor of Releasing Use of Force Reports Involving Juvenile Subjects of Force, Citing Lyndhurst in Support of Decision
- January 28, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on OPRA 'Study Commission'
- January 21, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted Bathroom Spying Case Article
- January 20, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on OPRA Law Not Updated Since 9/11
- January 15, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Transparency Concerns After eCourts Rollout
- January 10, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on NJ Court Orders Prosecutor to Release Video in Fatal Bloomfield Police Shooting
- January 9, 2020 - Appellate Victory in OPRA Case at the Superior Court of New Jersey
- January 7, 2020 - CJ Griffin Listed in Star Ledger's "20 Jerseyans to Watch in 2020"
- January 1, 2020 - 2019 Attorney Rankings and Awards Recap
- December 16, 2019 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article On The Bergen Record's Year Of No Records
- December 12, 2019 - CJ Griffin Named to InsiderNJ's Senator Loretta Weinberg's 2019 Women's Power List
- October 23, 2019 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on New Jersey Still Refusing to Release Documents a Year After Wanaque Deaths
- October 21, 2019 - CJ Griffin Named to InsiderNJ's 2019 Insider 100 LGBT Power List for the Second Year in a Row
- October 17, 2019 - Partner CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Pleasantville School Board's New Attorney Contract
- October 10, 2019 - Pashman Stein launches Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center
- October 9, 2019 - InsiderNJ Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Announces Launch of Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center
- October 8, 2019 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Launches Public Interest Center
- October 7, 2019 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Announces Launch of Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center
- September 20, 2019 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Women's Leadership Committee Hosted CLE for Women in the Legal Profession
- September 10, 2019 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Private Investigator Suing the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office and the City of Jersey City Over an Open Public Records Act
- September 9, 2019 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Homicide Charge Follows Fatal ATV Mishap
- September 3, 2019 - CJ Griffin Named to The National Law Journal's 2019 Litigation Trailblazers List
- July 1, 2019 - CJ Griffin Reappointed as Co-Chair of the NJ Bar Association's Media Law Committee
- July 1, 2019 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Franklin Township Forced to Turn Over Lawsuit Documents
- June 24, 2019 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article about Telecommuting
- May 31, 2019 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden's Appellate Litigation Group Profiled in New Jersey Law Journal
- May 30, 2019 - Congratulations to Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Partners Sean Mack and CJ Griffin on being named to New Jersey's Cannabis Power List 2019
- May 21, 2019 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Women's Leadership Committee Hosts Evening with New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg
- May 3, 2019 - CJ Griffin Mentioned in Article on Judge Ordering Newark to Release Records Relating to Lead Contamination in the City's Drinking Water
- May 3, 2019 - CJ Griffin Mentioned in Article on Newark Police Officer who Repeatedly Shot at Fleeing vehicle
- April 10, 2019 - Lacey Township High School unconstitutionally punished students for posts made off-campus and outside of school hours, says ACLU-NJ suit
- April 8, 2019 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Applauds New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, in Ruling in Favor of Bilingual Voting Ballots in English and Spanish
- April 3, 2019 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden has been recognized as Appellate Litigation Department of the Year by The New Jersey Law Journal for the Second Year in a Row
- March 27, 2019 - New Jersey Supreme Court Issues Important Ruling on Potential Conflict of Interest
- March 12, 2019 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Attorney CJ Griffin Selected to 2019 New Jersey Rising Stars List
- March 12, 2019 - Five Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Attorneys Listed as New Jersey Rising Stars
- March 12, 2019 - Fifteen Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Attorneys Listed as New Jersey Super Lawyers
- January 15, 2019 - Griffin quoted in editorial about body cam lawsuit
- January 1, 2019 - 2018 Attorney Rankings and Awards Recap
- December 27, 2018 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Trenton Board of Education
- Dec 12, 2018 - CJ Griffin Named to DataBird's "250 Cannabis Law Experts" List
- November 6, 2018 - CJ Griffin Interviewed for Marketplace Reports on NPR
- October 10, 2018 - Motions for Discovery Filed Against The Pingry School for the Sexual Abuse of a Former Fifth Grade Student
- September 27, 2018 - Congratulations to Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Partner, CJ Griffin on being named to InsiderNJ's 2018 Insider 100 LGBT Power List
- August 27, 2018 - Pashman Stein Recognized as a 2018 Regional Powerhouse by Law360
- July 24, 2018 - PSWH Helps Reclaim The Records Get New Jersey's Death Index
- July 9, 2018 - CJ Griffin Appointed as Co-Chair of the NJ Bar Association's Media Law Committee
- June 15, 2018 - CJ Griffin Featured in The New Jersey Law Journal as an Attorney of the Year Finalist
- June 14, 2018 - Jennifer Borg and CJ Griffin Comment on Former Governor Christie Standing in the Way of Transparency
- June 11, 2018 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden's Appellate Practice Profiled in New Jersey Law Journal
- May 27, 2018 - CJ Griffin Quoted, "This is the Only Decision That Makes Sense and That Fosters Transparency," in Article Regarding Recent Decision Not to Limit OPRA to NJ Citizens
- May 27, 2018 - CJ Griffin Quoted on Discrimination in Franklin Township
- May 25, 2018 - CJ Griffin Quoted on Glenn Rock Lawsuit Regarding Facebook
- May 23, 2018 - New Jersey Supreme Court Issues Important Ruling on OPRA's Privacy Provision
- May 23, 2018 - CJ Griffin Quoted in NorthJersey.com Article in Regards to Supreme Court Decision to Release Bidder Names from Sports Memorabilia Auction
- May 16, 2018 - Appellate Division Rules that OPRA is not Limited to NJ Citizens
- May 7, 2018 - NJ Supreme Court Rules "Single Publication Rule" Applies to Internet Articles and Defines Parameters of Republication to Restart the Statute of Limitations for a Defamation Cause of Action
- May 3, 2018 - CJ Griffin Interviewed by NorthJersey.com Regarding Ridgewood Councilman's Harassment Claim
- April 25 2018 - CJ Griffin Secured Access to the City of Newark's Bid to Land Amazon's Second U.S. Headquarters
- April 20, 2018 - CJ Griffin Interviewed by FiOS 1 New Jersey about her OPRA Case Against Glen Rock Blocking Resident's from The Town's Facebook Account
- April 20, 2018 - Alan Silber, CJ Griffin and Ronny Jo Siegal to Speak at The Twelfth National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics
- April 19, 2018 - CJ Griffin Filed an OPRA Suit to Get a List of Users that Borough Officials have "Banned" from Their Official Facebook Pages
- April 19, 2018 - Pashman Stein Files Brief with NJ Division of Consumer Affairs in Favor of De-Scheduling Marijuana
- April 16, 2018 - CJ Griffin is a Finalist for New Jersey Attorney of the Year
- April 4, 2018 - Lawsuit Seeks Newark's Amazon HQ2 Proposal
- March 20, 2018 - An Appellate Division Win
- March 20, 2019 - An Appellate Victory for Two Long-Term Firm Clients, Richard Rivera and Collene Wronko
- March 19, 2018 - Thirteen Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Attorneys Listed as New Jersey Super Lawyers
- March 13, 2018 - A Sunshine Week Win on Payroll Records
- March 6, 2018 - First Lawsuit Filed Against The Pingry School for the Sexual Abuse of a Former Fifth Grade Student
- March 2, 2018 - CJ Griffin Quoted on MyCentralJersey.com Article on The Appellate Court Decision to Side with Home News Tribune in a Lawsuit Against the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office
- February 27, 2018 - Partner CJ Griffin Quoted in NJ.COM article the NJ Attorney General's Decision to Make Police Shooting Videos Public
- February 22, 2018 - CJ Griffin Says, "The Public Has a Right to Transparency. The Public Has a Right to See How Much We are Spending."
- February 21, 2018 - Firm's OPRA Client and CJ Griffin Mentioned on CentralJersey.com
- February 20, 2018 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Files Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Lawsuit on Behalf of a Citizen Activist Against the City of Newark to Access the Amazon Bid, Contracts
- February 2, 2018 - CJ Griffin Mentioned in Article about Flemington-Raritan School District’s Legal Bills
- Jan 9, 2018 - CJ Griffin Represents Libertarians for a Transparent Government with Appeal for Public Records Request
- Jan 2, 2018 - CJ Griffin is Credited with Aggressive Probe Using the Open Public Records Act
- Dec 14, 2017 - PSWH OPRA Win: Request for Town’s Legal Records Need Not Specify Case Names
- Oct 30, 2017 - CJ Griffin Quoted on NJ.com in Regards to OPRA Win
- Aug 30, 2017 - CJ Griffin Appointed to New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Minority Concerns
- Jul 17, 2017 - PSWH Media Law Attorneys Obtain Landmark Supreme Court Ruling in Favor of Police Transparency
- Jun 22, 2017 - The Noncommittal Glomar Response: Depriving the Public of the Right to Know Whether Public Records Exist
- Jun 22, 2017 - The Use of Prior Restraints on Publication in the Age of Wikileaks
- Jan 3, 2017 - CJ Griffin and James W. Boyan III Named Members of the Firm
- Oct 26, 2016 - Firm’s OPRA Clients and CJ Griffin Mentioned on Atlantic City Press Article
- September 8, 2016 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Colts Neck Story
- Jul 1, 2016 - CJ Griffin and Valerie McCarthy Join ACLU-NJ's Board of Trustees
- May 18, 2016 - PSWH Lawyers Participate in NJSBA Annual Meeting
- Mar 24, 2016 - Pashman Stein Lawyers Selected to the Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
- Feb 25, 2016 - CJ Griffin Named to Board of Trustees of ACLU-NJ
- Jan 4, 2016 - Pashman Stein Announces New Member and Counsel
- October 20, 2015 - CJ Griffin Quoted in The Trentonian News Article
- Aug 27, 2015 - Pashman Stein lawyers featured in The Record in regards to the release of documents in fatal police shooting
- May 15, 2015 - CJ Griffin is Elected Chair of the LGBT Rights Section of New Jersey State Bar Association
- Mar 16, 2015 - Five Pashman Stein Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers List for 2015 Six Attorneys Also Selected to the Rising Stars List
- October 6, 2014 - CJ Griffin interviewed by NJ BIZ in regards to NJ SAFE
Publications
- January 15, 2021 - Supreme Court Takes Jail Settlement Agreement Case
- January 8, 2021 - Bill Would Exempt Addresses of Legislators, Probation Officers
- January 1, 2021 - 2020 Transparency Year in Review
- December 29, 2020 - New Use of Force Policy Makes Positive Changes, But Also Raises Questions
- December 3, 2020 - "Daniel's Law" Amends OPRA to Protect Judges
- October 30, 2020 - COVID-19 ‘Stay at Home' Orders Provoke First Amendment Challenges
- October 1, 2020 - Body Cams are Rarely Released on Time
- September 17, 2020 - Court Hears Appeals of AG Major Discipline Disclosure Directives
- August 19, 2020 - End Secrecy in Policing in New Jersey
- July 16, 2020 - Transparency A Focus At Legislature's First Police Reform Hearing
- June 15, 2020 - State Releases Name of Trooper Who Engaged in "Racially Offensive Behavior;" Modifies Internal Affairs Policy
- June 5, 2020 - Judge Rules IA Report of Former Police Director Who Used "Racist and Misogynistic Slurs" is Subject to OPRA; City & Prosecutor's Office Appeal
- June 1, 2020 - Using OPRA for Police Transparency in New Jersey
- May 20, 2020 - You Only Have 45 Days From Denial to File an OPRA Lawsuit
- May 17, 2020 - Transparency Becomes COVID-19 Victim
- March 30, 2020 - A Reconsideration of Best Practices for Gender-Identity Inclusive Workplaces
- March 22, 2020 - OPRA's Deadlines are Relaxed During States of Emergency
- March 17, 2020 - New Jersey Legislature Contemplates Electronic Public Meetings During COVID-19 Emergency
- March 16, 2020 - Accessing Personnel Records
- March 15, 2020 - It's Sunshine Week!
- January 1, 2020 - 2019 OPRA Year-End Summary
- November 30, 2019 - Access Begins With A Valid OPRA Request
- October 15, 2019 - NJ Supreme Court grants certification in OPRA case regarding identity of State Trooper who engaged in "racially offensive" behavior
- September 3, 2019 - NY Times: Newspapers Should Litigate Public Records Suits
- August 20, 2019 - Third Circuit Issues Important OPRA Decision on Legal Fees
- July 11, 2019 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Notes Impact of Dash Cam Case on 2nd Anniversary of Landmark New Jersey Supreme Court Decision in North Jersey Media Group v. Township of Lyndhurst
- July 1, 2019 - Judge Rules North Arlington Improperly Imposed Service Charge for Facebook Records
- June 20, 2019 - OPRA: An Important Tool In The Construction Industry's Toolbox
- May 6, 2019 - Lawsuit Challenges Essex County Prosecutor's Refusal to Disclose Police Videos and Name of Newark Officer Who Fatally Shot Fleeing Motorist
- April 1, 2019 - The Legal Implications of Governmental Social Media Use
- March 13, 2019 - Lottery Winners Shouldn't Be Anonymous
- March 11,2019 - It's Sunshine Week!
- February 7, 2019 - Imposing Personal Penalties Upon Those Who Knowingly Violate OPRA
- January 13, 2019 - Carteret Mayor's Facebook Page is Subject to OPRA
- January 6, 2019 - Vendor Activity Reports: A Helpful Tool for Tracking Spending
- January 1, 2019 - 2018 Year in Review
- October 16, 2018 - You Only Have 45 Days to Sue for an OPRA Violation
- August 30, 2018 - Lawsuit Seeks Settlement/Separation Agreement For Corrections Officer
- August 29, 2018 - OPRA Modernization Bill – copying fee problems
- August 29, 2018 - Keep an Eye on Local Ordinances
- August 18, 2018 - Supreme Court Rules Dash Cams Pertaining to Criminal Investigations Are Not Subject to OPRA
- July 17, 2018 - New Jersey to Issue 6 New Medical Dispensary Licenses
- June 16, 2018 - Update: Court Orders Disclosure of Facebook "Blocked Users" Lists
- June 8, 2018 - Scutari Offers a New Legislative Approach
- June 8, 2018 - Court Issues Jail Death Records Opinion
- June 1, 2018 - The Use of Prior Restraints on Publication in the Age of Wikileaks
- May 4, 2018 - NJ Medical Marijuana Program Sees Rapid Growth
- April 11, 2018 - The GRC's Time Problem
- April 4, 2018 - Lawsuit Seeks Newark's AmazonHQ2 Proposal
- March 13, 2018 - Are Survey Results Subject to OPRA?
- March 9, 2018 - Legal Cannabis is a Jobs Creator
- March 6, 2018 - AG Issues New Police Shooting Video Directive
- Feb 2, 2018 - Most New Jerseyans Favor Marijuana Reform, But Public Education Is Needed
- Jan 22, 2018 - Appellate Division Rules Agencies Cannot Hide Behind Technology
- Nov 14, 2017 - How to Monitor Police Agencies: Part 3
- Nov 6, 2017 - How to Monitor Police Agencies: Part 2
- Oct 30, 2017 - How to Monitor Police Agencies: Part 1
- Oct 23, 2017 - Appellate Division Significantly Expands Student Records Exemption
- September 26, 2017 - PSWH Files NJ Supreme Court Amicus Briefs Dealing with Transparency
- July 19, 2017 - Victory Achieved in Supreme Court Police Records Case
- June 21, 2017 - Supreme Court Restores Access to Electronically Stored Information
- June 21, 2017 - Email Searches Must Include Search of Township Server and Personal Email Boxes
- April 26, 2017 - Borough Invokes Automatic Fee for OPRA Requests
- Mar 6, 2017 - A3626 Will Hinder Transparency Over Police Shootings
- Feb 27, 2017 - Agencies May Charge Special Service Charges, But Only In Rare Cases
- Feb 24, 2017 - Yes, You May “OPRA an OPRA Request”
- Feb 21, 2017 - The Third Exception to OPRA’s Personnel Records Exemption
- Feb 16, 2017 - A4532 Will Hinder Transparency
- Dec 22, 2016 - Exception 2 to OPRA’s Personnel Records Exemption
- Dec 14, 2016 - What Personnel Records Can I Obtain Under OPRA?
- November 23, 2016 - Split Supreme Court Exempts Security Camera Footage
- November 10, 2016 - Township of Old Bridge Must Release Dash Camera Footage
- November 10, 2016 - Justices Weigh Public's Right to Know in Fatal Cop Encounters
- September 28, 2016 - May An Agency Take Extensions to Respond?
- July 5, 2016 - The Status of Access to Police Records: O'Shea, NJMG v. Lyndhurst, and Paff v. OCPO
- May 25, 2016 - My OPRA Request Was Denied. Now What?
- March 16, 2016 - Pashman Stein's OPRA Cases Make News
- February 22, 2016 - How Soon Must Government Records Be Available to Requestors?
- November 9, 2015 - New Jersey Supreme Court Accepts Security Camera Case
- October 21, 2015 - GRC Rules that Agencies Must Accept Electronic Requests
- October 7, 2015 - North Jersey Media Group v. Township of Lyndhurst Appeal Drawing National Support From Media
- August 4, 2015 - A Public Agency Must Tell You What Records Exist
- July 9, 2015 - Follow Up on Public Agencies Suing OPRA Requestors
- June 25, 2015 - Public Agencies May Not File Declaratory Judgment Actions Against OPRA Requestors
- May 7, 2015 - Are Facebook Posts and Other Computer Records Subject to OPRA?
- May 7, 2015 - Government Records Council in Violation of OPMA?
- March 20, 2015 - Sunshine Week: Jennifer A. Borg, Esq.
- March 19, 2015 - Sunshine Week: Rich Rivera
- March 17, 2015 - Sunshine Week: Pat Gilleran
- March 17, 2015 - Sunshine Week: Harry Scheeler
- March 16, 2015 - Sunshine Week: A Win in Helmetta for the Wronkos
- March 3, 2015 - Public Employees Cannot Escape OPRA by Using Personal Email Accounts
- February 5, 2015 - Governor Must Release RSVP Lists for Town Hall Meetings
- January 15, 2015 - Pashman Stein Secures OPRA Win in Police Shooting Case
- January 14, 2015 - Records of Police Shooting of Black Driver Must Be Made Public
- Dec 10, 2014 - Using New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act as a Litigation Tool
- Nov 6, 2014 - Public-Private Partnerships May Be Subject to OPRA
- November 5, 2014 - Can a Public Agency Charge for Records?
- October 14, 2014 - Be Careful Citing Statutes in OPRA Requests
- September 26, 2014 - The Ongoing Investigation Exemption
- September 15, 2014 - Must I Use the Agency's Official Request Form?
- September 9, 2014 - How To Use NJ Open Public Records Act To Get The Scoop
- Sep 8, 2014 - How To Use NJ Open Public Records Act To Get The Scoop
- September 4, 2014 - May I Request Public Employee's emails?
- August 19, 2014 - Using OPRA as a Litigation Tool
- August 19, 2014 - Can I Request Attorney Bills?
- August 12, 2014 - Drafting a Valid OPRA Request
- August 8, 2014 - So You Were Denied Access – What's Next?
- August 7, 2014 - Business Improvement Districts Must Designate Records Custodians
- May 5, 2014 - What NYC Employers Should Know about Paid Sick Time Requirements
- Nov 6, 2013 - Domestic Violence Awareness for N.J. Employers
- Jul 18, 2013 - Employees Gaining Social Media Rights that Employers May Not "Right"
- Apr 22, 2013 - Status Update: NLRB Protects Employees on Social Media Sites
- Jan 15, 2013 - New Jersey's Medical Marijuana Law Impacts Employers
Events
- December 6, 2020 - Accountability and Transparency in Policing: Taking Action
- October 29, 2020 - Cocktails and Conversations - Adjusting to the New Normal
- October 27, 2020 - Pro Bono Committee Awards Reception
- October 24, 2020 - ACDL-NJ 32nd Annual Super Saturday Seminar
- October 15, 2020 - Private Sector Public Interest Panel
- September 18, 2020 - New Brunswick Today Talk: Journalism and Police Accountability
- August 20, 2020 - The NJSBA Symposium on Race and the Law - What We Can Do Together to Effect Change (Webcast)
- July 27, 2020 - Reimagining Public Safety Virtual Panel
- July 1, 2020 - How to File an OPRA Request Workshop
- October 21, 2019 - What Do you Want to Know about Public Record Laws in New Jersey?
- May 15, 2019 - Public Access to Police Records: Transparency, Privacy and the State of the Law
- March 12, 2019 - OPRA 101: How to Use the Open Public Records Act to Hold Your Government Accountable
- October 3, 2018 - Government Transparency in New Jersey: OPRA
- September 6, 2018 - OPRA 101: How to Use the Open Public Records Act to Hold Your Government Accountable
- May 10, 2018 - Employment & Housing (for patients and consumers)
- Jan 23, 2018 - Government Transparency in New Jersey: OPRA / OPMA Training
- Dec 12, 2017 - Open Public Records Act Seminar and Q&A
- Nov 15, 2017 - OPRA and the Press – OPRA Current Issues
- May 18, 2016 - PSWH Lawyers to Speak at NJSBA Annual Meeting
Background
CJ Griffin is the director of the Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden (Stein Public Interest Center). Established in 2019, the Stein Public Interest Center is dedicated to a broad range of public interest impact litigation and appellate advocacy that advances social, racial, and economic justice; protects civil liberties and constitutional rights; and promotes an open and transparent government.
CJ Griffin’s legal practice focuses on media law, appellate advocacy, employment, criminal defense and cannabis law.
CJ has earned a reputation in the state as one of the leading attorneys representing media companies, non profit organizations and citizens in Open Public Records Act (OPRA) litigations. Several of CJ’s cases have resulted in landmark decisions from the Supreme Court and Appellate Division, including North Jersey Media Group Inc. v. Township of Lyndhurst; Scheeler v. Atlantic County Joint Municipal Insurance Fund; and Wronko v. New Jersey Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. CJ publishes the Firm’s “New Jersey OPRA Blog” to keep the public informed about updates in the law and routinely hosts OPRA trainings for community organizations and news-rooms.
CJ has built a considerable appellate practice. CJ has argued before the New Jersey Supreme Court ten times and has worked on 25 cases that have become published opinions. This includes regular appearances before the appellate courts in an amicus curiae capacity on a variety of legal issues. CJ also serves on the Amicus Committee of the New Jersey State Bar Association. In 2018, the New Jersey Law Journal awarded the Firm a Litigation Department of the Year Award for its appellate work, primarily in the OPRA field.
CJ helped launched the Firm’s growing cannabis law practice and regularly contributes to the Firm’s “NJ Cannabis Blog.”
Prior to joining Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, CJ was a law clerk to the Honorable Ariel A. Rodriguez, presiding judge of the Appellate Division, and a litigation associate at Scarinci Hollenbeck. During law school, CJ was a research editor for the Rutgers Law Review. Prior to law school, CJ worked in non profit management in several non profit organizations, including the National Housing Institute, Identity House of New York City, and Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice.
CJ is currently the vice president of the Board of Trustees of the ACLU of New Jersey and performs significant pro bono work on a variety of civil rights issues. In the past, CJ has served as a chair of the LGBT Rights Section of the New Jersey State Bar Association, a member of the New Jersey Law Journal’s Young Lawyer Advisory Board, and a member of the Essex County LGBTQ Advisory Board.
CJ has earned numerous accolades and awards, including being named a finalist for Attorney of the Year by the New Jersey Law Journal Professional Excellence Awards 2020, one of the “20 New Jerseyans to Watch in 2020” by the Star Ledger, a "2019 Litigation Trailblazer” by the National Law Journal and a finalist for the New Jersey Law Journal’s 2018 Attorney of the Year Award. In addition, CJ earned a Professional Achievement Award from the Young Lawyers Division of the New Jersey State Bar Association in 2017 and is listed as a New Jersey Rising Star for the 2013-2019 editions of Super Lawyers. In 2012, CJ was named one of New Jersey Law Journal’s “New Leaders of the Bar” (formerly “40 Under 40”). CJ has also been named to InsiderNJ's "Insider 100 LGBT Power" List for 2018, 2019, and 2020 list, as well as Senator Loretta Weinberg’s “2019 Women’s Power List.”
Professional/Civic Activities
- New Jersey State Bar Association, Media Law Committee, Co-Chair, 2018-Present
- ACLU-NJ, Board of Trustees, Vice President
- New Jersey State Bar Association, 2009-Present
- LGBT Rights Section, Chair, 2015; Member, current
- Bylaws & Resolutions Committee, Member
- Amicus Committee, Member
- New Jersey Law Journal’s Young Lawyers Advisory Board, Former Member
Publications
- “The Use of Prior Restraints on Publication in the Age of Wikileaks,” New Jersey Lawyer, June 2017 (pending)
- “Public-Private Partnerships May Be Subject to OPRA,” New Jersey Law Journal, November 6, 2014}
- “Using New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act as a Litigation Tool,” New Jersey Corp. Counsel Assoc. Newsletter(December 2014)
- “What Businesses Need to Know About New Jersey’s New Domestic Violence Leave Law,” NJBIZ, October 9, 2014
- “How To Use NJ Open Public Records Act To Get The Scoop,” Law360, September 9, 2014
Important Cases
- State v. Shaw, __ N.J. __ (2020)
- Wild v. Carriage Funeral Holdings Inc., __ N.J. __ (2020)
- State v. Trinidad, __ N.J. __ (2020)
- Digital First Media v. Ewing Twp., __ N.J. Super. __ (App. Div. 2020)
- L.R. v. Camden City Pub. Sch. Dist., 238 N.J. 547 (2019)
- Correa v. Grossi, 458 N.J. Super. 571 (App. Div. 2019)
- Piscitelli v. City of Garfield Zoning Bd., 237 N.J. 333 (2019)
- Petro-Lubricant Testing Labs, Inc. v. Asher Adelman, 233 N.J. 236 (2018)
- Scheeler v. Atl. Cty. Mun. Joint Ins. Fund, 454 N.J. Super. 621 (App. Div. 2018)
- N. Jersey Media Group Inc. v. Twp. of Lyndhurst, 229 N.J. 541 (2017)
- Wronko v. N.J.S.P.C.A., 453 N.J. Super. 73 (App. Div. 2018)
- Brennan v. Bergen Cnty Prosecutor’s Office, 223 N.J. 330 (2018)
- Paff v. Ocean Cty. Prosecutor's Office, 235 N.J. 1 (2018)
- Kean Federation of Teachers v. Morel, 233 N.J. 566 (2018)
- Libertarians for Transparent Gov’t v. Gov’t Records Council, 453 N.J. Super. 83 (App. Div. 2018)
- In re New Jersey Firemen’s Ass’n, 230 N.J. 258 (2017)
- N. Jersey Media Grp. Inc. v. Office of Gov., 451 N.J. Super. 282 (App. Div. 2017)
- State v. Bacome, 228 N.J. 94 (2017)
- Gilleran v. Twp. of Bloomfield, 227 N.J. 159 (2016)
- N. Jersey Media Grp Inc. v. Twp. of Lyndhurst, 441 N.J. Super. 70 (App. Div. 2015)
- Gilleran v. Twp. of Bloomfield, 440 N.J. Super. 490 (App. Div. 2015)
- State v. Tate, 220 N.J. 393 (2015)
- Turner v. Twp. Of Irvington, 430 N.J. Super. 274 (App. Div. 2013)
- Headen v. Jersey City Bd. of Educ., 212 N.J. 437 (2012)
- Wilson v. City of Jersey City, 209 N.J. 558 (2012)
- Richard Rivera LLC v. Twp. of Bloomfield, 2020 WL109639 (App. Div. 2020)
- Rivera v. Borough of Fort Lee, 2019 WL 1977336 (App. Div. 2019)
- Carter v. Franklin Fire Dist. No. 1, 2019 WL 1224623 (App. Div. 2019)
- Rivera v. Middlesex Cty. Prosecutor's Office, 2018 WL 1386235 (App. Div. 2018)
- Wronko v. Twp. Of Jackson, 2017 WL 6398783 (App. Div. 2017)
- Scheeler v. Galloway Twp., 2017 WL 5478319 (App. Div. 2017)
Clerkships
- Judicial Law Clerk to Ariel A. Rodriguez, P.J.A.D. (2009-2010)
Bar/Court Admissions
- New Jersey
- New York
- United States District Court, District of New Jersey
Education
- B.S., SUNY-Empire State College, 2005
- J.D., Rutgers University School of Law, 2009
Honors and Accolades
- New Jersey Law Journal, Attorney of the Year Finalist, 2020
- Star Ledger, “20 New Jerseyans to Watch in 2020”
- National Law Journal, “2019 Litigation Trailblazer”
- Senator Loretta Weinberg’s “Women’s Power List", 2019-2020
- InsiderNJ, “Insider 100 Cannabis Power” List, 2019
- Databird’s Research Journal, “250 Cannabis Law Experts” List, 2018
- InsiderNJ, “Insider 100 LGBT Power” List, 2018-2020
- New Jersey Bar Association, Professional Achievement Award, 2017
- New Jersey Law Journal, Attorney of the Year Finalist, 2018
- New Jersey Law Journal, New Leaders of the Bar, 2012
- New Jersey Super Lawyers, 2020
- New Jersey Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2013-2019
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Practice Areas
- Appellate Advocacy
- Employment & Labor
- Litigation
- Media Law
- Cannabis and Hemp Law
- Public Interest Center
News
- February 25, 2021 - CJ Griffin to be Honored with "Partner in Justice Award" by Partners for Women and Justice
- February 25, 2021 - CJ Griffin, quoted in an article published on Trentonian.com discussing lawsuit against Trenton and its clerk for failing to provide documents in response to OPRA requests.
- February 19, 2021 - CJ Griffin, Director of the Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden, was quoted in the NorthJersey.com article
- February 9, 2021 - CJ Griffin Featured on Podcasts discussing Police Transparency and Accountability in New Jersey
- January 25 2021 - Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center Releases its 2020 Year in Review
- January 22, 2021 - CJ Griffin Mentioned in Opinion Suggesting Law Enforcement Disciplinary Records Should be Made Accessible to the Public
- January 21, 2021 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Making Police Disciplinary Records Accessible to the Public in NJ
- January 19, 2021 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Attorney General Gurbir Grewal's Tenure
- January 1, 2021 - 2020 Attorney Rankings and Awards Recap
- December 29, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding Redacted Emails About Mask Usage at The State Veterans Home as the COVID Pandemic Spread
- December 19, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding Lack of Transparency on PPE and Coronavirus Spending
- December 16, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Notifying Judges on Public Record Requests
- December 6, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Editorial on Denied OPRA Request in Trenton
- December 2, 2020 - CJ Griffin Named to InsiderNJ's Senator Loretta Weinberg's 2020 Women's Power List
- November 25, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding Directives to Make Police Disciplinary Records Public
- October 26, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Editorial Regarding Police Transparency
- October 26, 2020 - CJ Griffin Named to InsiderNJ's "Insider Out 100" LGBT Power List for the Third Year in a Row
- October 19, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding Successful OPRA Lawsuit to Obtain New Brunswick's Pandemic Continuity Plan
- October 16, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Court Upholding AG Directives Requiring Disclosure of Names of Police Officers Who Received Major Discipline
- October 3, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding Town Paying Legal Fees After Denying Request for Public Records
- October 2, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding Delay of Civil Asset Forfeiture Database
- September 28, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding Police Transparency in Trenton
- September 21, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding the Lack of Transparency in the Paterson Police Department
- September 17, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding Police Union Opposition to Transparency
- September 16, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding Challenges to Attorney General's Major Discipline Disclosure Directives
- September 14, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Withholding Virtual Grand Jury Records in New Jersey
- September 9, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Regarding the Open Public Meetings Act
- August 31, 2020 - CJ Griffin Featured in The New Jersey Law Journal as Attorney of the Year Finalist
- August 31, 2020 - Justice Gary S. Stein (Ret.) and CJ Griffin Share their Ideas about Ending Systemic Racism at NJSBA Symposium on Race and the Law
- August 13, 2020 - CJ Griffin Featured in Article on Ending Systematic Racism in Policing in New Jersey
- August 1, 2020 - Pashman Stein Keeps Tackling New Jersey's ‘Issues of Consequence
- July 20, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Editorial on the Lack of Police Transparency
- July 15, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Making NJ Police Internal Affairs Records Accessible to the Public
- July 8, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Releasing the Names of Officers Who Received Major Discipline
- July 7, 2020 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Files Amicus Brief to Fight Off Police Union Appeals of Attorney General's Police Transparency Directives
- July 6, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Trentonian Suing for Records
- June 29, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Lawsuit Seeking to Prevent Disclosure of Police Officers' Disciplinary Information
- June 28, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Editorial Calling for Further Disclosure of Police Data
- June 24, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Discussing the Attorney General's Recent Order to Identify Certain Police Officers
- June 23, 2020 - Alan Silber Quoted in Article on Prosecutors' Promising Witness Testimony
- June 23, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Union County Releasing 10 Years of Disciplinary Records
- June 19, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Articles on Releasing Police Internal Affairs Records
- June 19, 2020 - CJ Griffin Participated in Panel Discussion on Police Reform and Transparency Hosted by Mike Kelly on NorthJersey.com
- June 19, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Ewing Township's Refusal to Release Redacted Juvenile UFRs
- June 17, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Articles on Privacy Rights Standards
- June 16, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Denial of Requests for Coronavirus Data, Including PPE Data
- June 15, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Editorial Calling for New Jersey to Follow the Example of New York and Other States to Provide Greater Transparency in Records of Police Misconduct
- June 15, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Discussing "Remarkable Turnaround" by New Jersey in Beginning to Publicly Identify Police Officers Who Commit Serious Violations
- June 12, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Discussing State's Release of Coronavirus Data by Zip Code Following Appeal by Griffin on Behalf of The Record and the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey
- June 11, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Discussing Rejection of Records Request During Pandemic
- June 10, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Discussing Whether Public Disclosure of Police Disciplinary Records Should be Required
- June 3, 2020 - CJ Griffin is a Finalist for New Jersey Law Journal Attorney of the Year
- May 21, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Editorial Suggesting Government Transparency Must Not be Another Victim of the COVID-19 Outbreak
- May 20, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Obtaining Public Records in the State of New Jersey
- May 17, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on the Use of the Emergency Health Powers Act to Deny Document Requests During Coronavirus Crisis
- May 17, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on State Refusing to Release Records Regarding the COVID-19 Crisis
- May 12, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article Regarding Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of The Trentonian, Alleging the City of Trenton Violated the State's Sunshine Law and Open Public Records Act
- April 14, 2020 - CJ Griffin Interviewed by NPR on Slow Access to Government Records
- April 6, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Municipalities Adapting to Technology During COVID-19
- March 26, 2020 - Fourteen Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Attorneys Listed as New Jersey Super Lawyers
- March 10, 2020 - CJ Griffin and Dillon McGuire Mentioned in Article on Cannabis Law in New Jersey
- March 2, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Editorial on Legislature's Exemption from Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
- February 20, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Governor Murphy's Legislative Proposals
- February 19, 2020 - New Jersey Appellate Division Rules in Favor of Releasing Use of Force Reports Involving Juvenile Subjects of Force, Citing Lyndhurst in Support of Decision
- January 28, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on OPRA 'Study Commission'
- January 21, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted Bathroom Spying Case Article
- January 20, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on OPRA Law Not Updated Since 9/11
- January 15, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Transparency Concerns After eCourts Rollout
- January 10, 2020 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on NJ Court Orders Prosecutor to Release Video in Fatal Bloomfield Police Shooting
- January 9, 2020 - Appellate Victory in OPRA Case at the Superior Court of New Jersey
- January 7, 2020 - CJ Griffin Listed in Star Ledger's "20 Jerseyans to Watch in 2020"
- January 1, 2020 - 2019 Attorney Rankings and Awards Recap
- December 16, 2019 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article On The Bergen Record's Year Of No Records
- December 12, 2019 - CJ Griffin Named to InsiderNJ's Senator Loretta Weinberg's 2019 Women's Power List
- October 23, 2019 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on New Jersey Still Refusing to Release Documents a Year After Wanaque Deaths
- October 21, 2019 - CJ Griffin Named to InsiderNJ's 2019 Insider 100 LGBT Power List for the Second Year in a Row
- October 17, 2019 - Partner CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Pleasantville School Board's New Attorney Contract
- October 10, 2019 - Pashman Stein launches Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center
- October 9, 2019 - InsiderNJ Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Announces Launch of Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center
- October 8, 2019 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Launches Public Interest Center
- October 7, 2019 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Announces Launch of Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center
- September 20, 2019 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Women's Leadership Committee Hosted CLE for Women in the Legal Profession
- September 10, 2019 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Private Investigator Suing the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office and the City of Jersey City Over an Open Public Records Act
- September 9, 2019 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Homicide Charge Follows Fatal ATV Mishap
- September 3, 2019 - CJ Griffin Named to The National Law Journal's 2019 Litigation Trailblazers List
- July 1, 2019 - CJ Griffin Reappointed as Co-Chair of the NJ Bar Association's Media Law Committee
- July 1, 2019 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Franklin Township Forced to Turn Over Lawsuit Documents
- June 24, 2019 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article about Telecommuting
- May 31, 2019 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden's Appellate Litigation Group Profiled in New Jersey Law Journal
- May 30, 2019 - Congratulations to Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Partners Sean Mack and CJ Griffin on being named to New Jersey's Cannabis Power List 2019
- May 21, 2019 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Women's Leadership Committee Hosts Evening with New Jersey Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg
- May 3, 2019 - CJ Griffin Mentioned in Article on Judge Ordering Newark to Release Records Relating to Lead Contamination in the City's Drinking Water
- May 3, 2019 - CJ Griffin Mentioned in Article on Newark Police Officer who Repeatedly Shot at Fleeing vehicle
- April 10, 2019 - Lacey Township High School unconstitutionally punished students for posts made off-campus and outside of school hours, says ACLU-NJ suit
- April 8, 2019 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Applauds New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, in Ruling in Favor of Bilingual Voting Ballots in English and Spanish
- April 3, 2019 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden has been recognized as Appellate Litigation Department of the Year by The New Jersey Law Journal for the Second Year in a Row
- March 27, 2019 - New Jersey Supreme Court Issues Important Ruling on Potential Conflict of Interest
- March 12, 2019 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Attorney CJ Griffin Selected to 2019 New Jersey Rising Stars List
- March 12, 2019 - Five Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Attorneys Listed as New Jersey Rising Stars
- March 12, 2019 - Fifteen Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Attorneys Listed as New Jersey Super Lawyers
- January 15, 2019 - Griffin quoted in editorial about body cam lawsuit
- January 1, 2019 - 2018 Attorney Rankings and Awards Recap
- December 27, 2018 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Article on Trenton Board of Education
- Dec 12, 2018 - CJ Griffin Named to DataBird's "250 Cannabis Law Experts" List
- November 6, 2018 - CJ Griffin Interviewed for Marketplace Reports on NPR
- October 10, 2018 - Motions for Discovery Filed Against The Pingry School for the Sexual Abuse of a Former Fifth Grade Student
- September 27, 2018 - Congratulations to Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Partner, CJ Griffin on being named to InsiderNJ's 2018 Insider 100 LGBT Power List
- August 27, 2018 - Pashman Stein Recognized as a 2018 Regional Powerhouse by Law360
- July 24, 2018 - PSWH Helps Reclaim The Records Get New Jersey's Death Index
- July 9, 2018 - CJ Griffin Appointed as Co-Chair of the NJ Bar Association's Media Law Committee
- June 15, 2018 - CJ Griffin Featured in The New Jersey Law Journal as an Attorney of the Year Finalist
- June 14, 2018 - Jennifer Borg and CJ Griffin Comment on Former Governor Christie Standing in the Way of Transparency
- June 11, 2018 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden's Appellate Practice Profiled in New Jersey Law Journal
- May 27, 2018 - CJ Griffin Quoted, "This is the Only Decision That Makes Sense and That Fosters Transparency," in Article Regarding Recent Decision Not to Limit OPRA to NJ Citizens
- May 27, 2018 - CJ Griffin Quoted on Discrimination in Franklin Township
- May 25, 2018 - CJ Griffin Quoted on Glenn Rock Lawsuit Regarding Facebook
- May 23, 2018 - New Jersey Supreme Court Issues Important Ruling on OPRA's Privacy Provision
- May 23, 2018 - CJ Griffin Quoted in NorthJersey.com Article in Regards to Supreme Court Decision to Release Bidder Names from Sports Memorabilia Auction
- May 16, 2018 - Appellate Division Rules that OPRA is not Limited to NJ Citizens
- May 7, 2018 - NJ Supreme Court Rules "Single Publication Rule" Applies to Internet Articles and Defines Parameters of Republication to Restart the Statute of Limitations for a Defamation Cause of Action
- May 3, 2018 - CJ Griffin Interviewed by NorthJersey.com Regarding Ridgewood Councilman's Harassment Claim
- April 25 2018 - CJ Griffin Secured Access to the City of Newark's Bid to Land Amazon's Second U.S. Headquarters
- April 20, 2018 - CJ Griffin Interviewed by FiOS 1 New Jersey about her OPRA Case Against Glen Rock Blocking Resident's from The Town's Facebook Account
- April 20, 2018 - Alan Silber, CJ Griffin and Ronny Jo Siegal to Speak at The Twelfth National Clinical Conference on Cannabis Therapeutics
- April 19, 2018 - CJ Griffin Filed an OPRA Suit to Get a List of Users that Borough Officials have "Banned" from Their Official Facebook Pages
- April 19, 2018 - Pashman Stein Files Brief with NJ Division of Consumer Affairs in Favor of De-Scheduling Marijuana
- April 16, 2018 - CJ Griffin is a Finalist for New Jersey Attorney of the Year
- April 4, 2018 - Lawsuit Seeks Newark's Amazon HQ2 Proposal
- March 20, 2018 - An Appellate Division Win
- March 20, 2019 - An Appellate Victory for Two Long-Term Firm Clients, Richard Rivera and Collene Wronko
- March 19, 2018 - Thirteen Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Attorneys Listed as New Jersey Super Lawyers
- March 13, 2018 - A Sunshine Week Win on Payroll Records
- March 6, 2018 - First Lawsuit Filed Against The Pingry School for the Sexual Abuse of a Former Fifth Grade Student
- March 2, 2018 - CJ Griffin Quoted on MyCentralJersey.com Article on The Appellate Court Decision to Side with Home News Tribune in a Lawsuit Against the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office
- February 27, 2018 - Partner CJ Griffin Quoted in NJ.COM article the NJ Attorney General's Decision to Make Police Shooting Videos Public
- February 22, 2018 - CJ Griffin Says, "The Public Has a Right to Transparency. The Public Has a Right to See How Much We are Spending."
- February 21, 2018 - Firm's OPRA Client and CJ Griffin Mentioned on CentralJersey.com
- February 20, 2018 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Files Open Public Records Act (OPRA) Lawsuit on Behalf of a Citizen Activist Against the City of Newark to Access the Amazon Bid, Contracts
- February 2, 2018 - CJ Griffin Mentioned in Article about Flemington-Raritan School District’s Legal Bills
- Jan 9, 2018 - CJ Griffin Represents Libertarians for a Transparent Government with Appeal for Public Records Request
- Jan 2, 2018 - CJ Griffin is Credited with Aggressive Probe Using the Open Public Records Act
- Dec 14, 2017 - PSWH OPRA Win: Request for Town’s Legal Records Need Not Specify Case Names
- Oct 30, 2017 - CJ Griffin Quoted on NJ.com in Regards to OPRA Win
- Aug 30, 2017 - CJ Griffin Appointed to New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Minority Concerns
- Jul 17, 2017 - PSWH Media Law Attorneys Obtain Landmark Supreme Court Ruling in Favor of Police Transparency
- Jun 22, 2017 - The Noncommittal Glomar Response: Depriving the Public of the Right to Know Whether Public Records Exist
- Jun 22, 2017 - The Use of Prior Restraints on Publication in the Age of Wikileaks
- Jan 3, 2017 - CJ Griffin and James W. Boyan III Named Members of the Firm
- Oct 26, 2016 - Firm’s OPRA Clients and CJ Griffin Mentioned on Atlantic City Press Article
- September 8, 2016 - CJ Griffin Quoted in Colts Neck Story
- Jul 1, 2016 - CJ Griffin and Valerie McCarthy Join ACLU-NJ's Board of Trustees
- May 18, 2016 - PSWH Lawyers Participate in NJSBA Annual Meeting
- Mar 24, 2016 - Pashman Stein Lawyers Selected to the Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
- Feb 25, 2016 - CJ Griffin Named to Board of Trustees of ACLU-NJ
- Jan 4, 2016 - Pashman Stein Announces New Member and Counsel
- October 20, 2015 - CJ Griffin Quoted in The Trentonian News Article
- Aug 27, 2015 - Pashman Stein lawyers featured in The Record in regards to the release of documents in fatal police shooting
- May 15, 2015 - CJ Griffin is Elected Chair of the LGBT Rights Section of New Jersey State Bar Association
- Mar 16, 2015 - Five Pashman Stein Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in New Jersey Super Lawyers List for 2015 Six Attorneys Also Selected to the Rising Stars List
- October 6, 2014 - CJ Griffin interviewed by NJ BIZ in regards to NJ SAFE
Publications
- January 15, 2021 - Supreme Court Takes Jail Settlement Agreement Case
- January 8, 2021 - Bill Would Exempt Addresses of Legislators, Probation Officers
- January 1, 2021 - 2020 Transparency Year in Review
- December 29, 2020 - New Use of Force Policy Makes Positive Changes, But Also Raises Questions
- December 3, 2020 - "Daniel's Law" Amends OPRA to Protect Judges
- October 30, 2020 - COVID-19 ‘Stay at Home' Orders Provoke First Amendment Challenges
- October 1, 2020 - Body Cams are Rarely Released on Time
- September 17, 2020 - Court Hears Appeals of AG Major Discipline Disclosure Directives
- August 19, 2020 - End Secrecy in Policing in New Jersey
- July 16, 2020 - Transparency A Focus At Legislature's First Police Reform Hearing
- June 15, 2020 - State Releases Name of Trooper Who Engaged in "Racially Offensive Behavior;" Modifies Internal Affairs Policy
- June 5, 2020 - Judge Rules IA Report of Former Police Director Who Used "Racist and Misogynistic Slurs" is Subject to OPRA; City & Prosecutor's Office Appeal
- June 1, 2020 - Using OPRA for Police Transparency in New Jersey
- May 20, 2020 - You Only Have 45 Days From Denial to File an OPRA Lawsuit
- May 17, 2020 - Transparency Becomes COVID-19 Victim
- March 30, 2020 - A Reconsideration of Best Practices for Gender-Identity Inclusive Workplaces
- March 22, 2020 - OPRA's Deadlines are Relaxed During States of Emergency
- March 17, 2020 - New Jersey Legislature Contemplates Electronic Public Meetings During COVID-19 Emergency
- March 16, 2020 - Accessing Personnel Records
- March 15, 2020 - It's Sunshine Week!
- January 1, 2020 - 2019 OPRA Year-End Summary
- November 30, 2019 - Access Begins With A Valid OPRA Request
- October 15, 2019 - NJ Supreme Court grants certification in OPRA case regarding identity of State Trooper who engaged in "racially offensive" behavior
- September 3, 2019 - NY Times: Newspapers Should Litigate Public Records Suits
- August 20, 2019 - Third Circuit Issues Important OPRA Decision on Legal Fees
- July 11, 2019 - Pashman Stein Walder Hayden Notes Impact of Dash Cam Case on 2nd Anniversary of Landmark New Jersey Supreme Court Decision in North Jersey Media Group v. Township of Lyndhurst
- July 1, 2019 - Judge Rules North Arlington Improperly Imposed Service Charge for Facebook Records
- June 20, 2019 - OPRA: An Important Tool In The Construction Industry's Toolbox
- May 6, 2019 - Lawsuit Challenges Essex County Prosecutor's Refusal to Disclose Police Videos and Name of Newark Officer Who Fatally Shot Fleeing Motorist
- April 1, 2019 - The Legal Implications of Governmental Social Media Use
- March 13, 2019 - Lottery Winners Shouldn't Be Anonymous
- March 11,2019 - It's Sunshine Week!
- February 7, 2019 - Imposing Personal Penalties Upon Those Who Knowingly Violate OPRA
- January 13, 2019 - Carteret Mayor's Facebook Page is Subject to OPRA
- January 6, 2019 - Vendor Activity Reports: A Helpful Tool for Tracking Spending
- January 1, 2019 - 2018 Year in Review
- October 16, 2018 - You Only Have 45 Days to Sue for an OPRA Violation
- August 30, 2018 - Lawsuit Seeks Settlement/Separation Agreement For Corrections Officer
- August 29, 2018 - OPRA Modernization Bill – copying fee problems
- August 29, 2018 - Keep an Eye on Local Ordinances
- August 18, 2018 - Supreme Court Rules Dash Cams Pertaining to Criminal Investigations Are Not Subject to OPRA
- July 17, 2018 - New Jersey to Issue 6 New Medical Dispensary Licenses
- June 16, 2018 - Update: Court Orders Disclosure of Facebook "Blocked Users" Lists
- June 8, 2018 - Scutari Offers a New Legislative Approach
- June 8, 2018 - Court Issues Jail Death Records Opinion
- June 1, 2018 - The Use of Prior Restraints on Publication in the Age of Wikileaks
- May 4, 2018 - NJ Medical Marijuana Program Sees Rapid Growth
- April 11, 2018 - The GRC's Time Problem
- April 4, 2018 - Lawsuit Seeks Newark's AmazonHQ2 Proposal
- March 13, 2018 - Are Survey Results Subject to OPRA?
- March 9, 2018 - Legal Cannabis is a Jobs Creator
- March 6, 2018 - AG Issues New Police Shooting Video Directive
- Feb 2, 2018 - Most New Jerseyans Favor Marijuana Reform, But Public Education Is Needed
- Jan 22, 2018 - Appellate Division Rules Agencies Cannot Hide Behind Technology
- Nov 14, 2017 - How to Monitor Police Agencies: Part 3
- Nov 6, 2017 - How to Monitor Police Agencies: Part 2
- Oct 30, 2017 - How to Monitor Police Agencies: Part 1
- Oct 23, 2017 - Appellate Division Significantly Expands Student Records Exemption
- September 26, 2017 - PSWH Files NJ Supreme Court Amicus Briefs Dealing with Transparency
- July 19, 2017 - Victory Achieved in Supreme Court Police Records Case
- June 21, 2017 - Supreme Court Restores Access to Electronically Stored Information
- June 21, 2017 - Email Searches Must Include Search of Township Server and Personal Email Boxes
- April 26, 2017 - Borough Invokes Automatic Fee for OPRA Requests
- Mar 6, 2017 - A3626 Will Hinder Transparency Over Police Shootings
- Feb 27, 2017 - Agencies May Charge Special Service Charges, But Only In Rare Cases
- Feb 24, 2017 - Yes, You May “OPRA an OPRA Request”
- Feb 21, 2017 - The Third Exception to OPRA’s Personnel Records Exemption
- Feb 16, 2017 - A4532 Will Hinder Transparency
- Dec 22, 2016 - Exception 2 to OPRA’s Personnel Records Exemption
- Dec 14, 2016 - What Personnel Records Can I Obtain Under OPRA?
- November 23, 2016 - Split Supreme Court Exempts Security Camera Footage
- November 10, 2016 - Township of Old Bridge Must Release Dash Camera Footage
- November 10, 2016 - Justices Weigh Public's Right to Know in Fatal Cop Encounters
- September 28, 2016 - May An Agency Take Extensions to Respond?
- July 5, 2016 - The Status of Access to Police Records: O'Shea, NJMG v. Lyndhurst, and Paff v. OCPO
- May 25, 2016 - My OPRA Request Was Denied. Now What?
- March 16, 2016 - Pashman Stein's OPRA Cases Make News
- February 22, 2016 - How Soon Must Government Records Be Available to Requestors?
- November 9, 2015 - New Jersey Supreme Court Accepts Security Camera Case
- October 21, 2015 - GRC Rules that Agencies Must Accept Electronic Requests
- October 7, 2015 - North Jersey Media Group v. Township of Lyndhurst Appeal Drawing National Support From Media
- August 4, 2015 - A Public Agency Must Tell You What Records Exist
- July 9, 2015 - Follow Up on Public Agencies Suing OPRA Requestors
- June 25, 2015 - Public Agencies May Not File Declaratory Judgment Actions Against OPRA Requestors
- May 7, 2015 - Are Facebook Posts and Other Computer Records Subject to OPRA?
- May 7, 2015 - Government Records Council in Violation of OPMA?
- March 20, 2015 - Sunshine Week: Jennifer A. Borg, Esq.
- March 19, 2015 - Sunshine Week: Rich Rivera
- March 17, 2015 - Sunshine Week: Pat Gilleran
- March 17, 2015 - Sunshine Week: Harry Scheeler
- March 16, 2015 - Sunshine Week: A Win in Helmetta for the Wronkos
- March 3, 2015 - Public Employees Cannot Escape OPRA by Using Personal Email Accounts
- February 5, 2015 - Governor Must Release RSVP Lists for Town Hall Meetings
- January 15, 2015 - Pashman Stein Secures OPRA Win in Police Shooting Case
- January 14, 2015 - Records of Police Shooting of Black Driver Must Be Made Public
- Dec 10, 2014 - Using New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act as a Litigation Tool
- Nov 6, 2014 - Public-Private Partnerships May Be Subject to OPRA
- November 5, 2014 - Can a Public Agency Charge for Records?
- October 14, 2014 - Be Careful Citing Statutes in OPRA Requests
- September 26, 2014 - The Ongoing Investigation Exemption
- September 15, 2014 - Must I Use the Agency's Official Request Form?
- September 9, 2014 - How To Use NJ Open Public Records Act To Get The Scoop
- Sep 8, 2014 - How To Use NJ Open Public Records Act To Get The Scoop
- September 4, 2014 - May I Request Public Employee's emails?
- August 19, 2014 - Using OPRA as a Litigation Tool
- August 19, 2014 - Can I Request Attorney Bills?
- August 12, 2014 - Drafting a Valid OPRA Request
- August 8, 2014 - So You Were Denied Access – What's Next?
- August 7, 2014 - Business Improvement Districts Must Designate Records Custodians
- May 5, 2014 - What NYC Employers Should Know about Paid Sick Time Requirements
- Nov 6, 2013 - Domestic Violence Awareness for N.J. Employers
- Jul 18, 2013 - Employees Gaining Social Media Rights that Employers May Not "Right"
- Apr 22, 2013 - Status Update: NLRB Protects Employees on Social Media Sites
- Jan 15, 2013 - New Jersey's Medical Marijuana Law Impacts Employers
Events
- December 6, 2020 - Accountability and Transparency in Policing: Taking Action
- October 29, 2020 - Cocktails and Conversations - Adjusting to the New Normal
- October 27, 2020 - Pro Bono Committee Awards Reception
- October 24, 2020 - ACDL-NJ 32nd Annual Super Saturday Seminar
- October 15, 2020 - Private Sector Public Interest Panel
- September 18, 2020 - New Brunswick Today Talk: Journalism and Police Accountability
- August 20, 2020 - The NJSBA Symposium on Race and the Law - What We Can Do Together to Effect Change (Webcast)
- July 27, 2020 - Reimagining Public Safety Virtual Panel
- July 1, 2020 - How to File an OPRA Request Workshop
- October 21, 2019 - What Do you Want to Know about Public Record Laws in New Jersey?
- May 15, 2019 - Public Access to Police Records: Transparency, Privacy and the State of the Law
- March 12, 2019 - OPRA 101: How to Use the Open Public Records Act to Hold Your Government Accountable
- October 3, 2018 - Government Transparency in New Jersey: OPRA
- September 6, 2018 - OPRA 101: How to Use the Open Public Records Act to Hold Your Government Accountable
- May 10, 2018 - Employment & Housing (for patients and consumers)
- Jan 23, 2018 - Government Transparency in New Jersey: OPRA / OPMA Training
- Dec 12, 2017 - Open Public Records Act Seminar and Q&A
- Nov 15, 2017 - OPRA and the Press – OPRA Current Issues
- May 18, 2016 - PSWH Lawyers to Speak at NJSBA Annual Meeting