New Jersey’s law seeking to protect public officials involved in the criminal justice system from being “doxed” can’t be limited or struck by a First Amendment challenge, the state high court ruled unanimously Tuesday.
The ruling found Daniel’s Law—a statute enacted in the wake of a fatal shooting at a New Jersey federal judge’s home—survives scrutiny under exacting standards for restraints on free speech under both the US and New Jersey constitutions. Therefore, journalists and data brokers can be prevented from, and held legally liable for, posting the addresses and telephone numbers of judges, police, and prosecutors online, the ...
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