G.H. v. Township of Galloway, A-64/65 September Term 2008; Supreme Court; per curiam opinion; decided May 7, 2009. On certification to the Appellate Division, 401 N.J. Super. 392 (App. Div. 2008). [Sat below: Judges Cuff, Lisa and Simonelli in the Appellate Division.] DDS No. 14-1-xxxx [7 pp.]
Certification was granted in this consolidated appeal to review an Appellate Division determination that Megan’s Law, N.J.S.A. 2C:7-1 to -19, pre-empted and required the invalidation of municipal ordinances enacted by Cherry Hill Township and Galloway Township. The challenged ordinances prohibited convicted sex offenders from living within a designated distance of any school, park, playground, public library, or day-care center in the respective municipalities.
