Publishing a Cop’s Address? Not Under Daniel’s Law, N.J. Supreme Court Rules.

Publishing a cop’s address? Not under Daniel’s Law, N.J. Supreme Court rules.

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that journalists can be barred from publishing the home addresses of certain public officials, upholding a state law designed to protect officials from threats and harassment.

Press not exempt from law limiting publication of officials' addresses, court rules • New Jersey Monitor

A man walks past New Brunswick's City Hall. City officials in 2023 threatened a journalist with civil and criminal penalties if he published the home address of a former police director he got through public records. The journalist challenged the city in court, and the New Jersey Supreme Court on June 17, 2025, sided with the city. (Dana DiFilippo | New Jersey Monitor)A state law that shields from public disclosure the addresses and phone number…