CJ Griffin Quoted in New Jersey Monitor, “NJ Senator’s Proposal for Stricter Recording Rules Meets Opposition”

CJ Griffin, partner and director of the Justice Gary S. Stein Public Interest Center at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C., was recently quoted in a New Jersey Monitor article titled, “NJ Senator’s Proposal for Stricter Recording Rules Meets Opposition.” The article discusses how a newly introduced bill would change New Jersey’s current one-party consent rule for recording conversations so that all parties must consent. The bill sparked concerns over the effects it could have on citizens and journalists.

It could bar domestic violence victims from recording their abusers absent the abuser’s consent, limit workers’ ability to record harassment from managers, or prevent whistleblowers from coming forward, said CJ Griffin, the association’s general counsel. Griffin has represented the New Jersey Monitor in a variety of legal matters.

“Even if the sponsor includes an exception to allow the media to record, the bill will still stand in the way of reporting because journalists would lose an important source — whistleblowers and others who have documentary evidence of wrongdoing caught on tape,” Griffin said. “There are also serious constitutional concerns because the public has a First Amendment right to record the police or public officials, for example.”

To read the full article in the New Jersey Monitor, click here.