When the New Jersey Supreme Court rejected to Newark’s request to legally broaden the investigative and subpoena powers of our police Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) in August, it opened the door for us to make this a “federal case” which we believe is, in fact, where it belongs.

For that reason, we petitioned the Supreme Court of the United States last week to hear our arguments for greater police transparency and accountability through a public board, and ask that it reviews our case through the lens of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees “equal protection” under the law for every American.

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