The New Jersey Business and Industry Association and the New Jersey Civil Justice Institute have launched a litigation center to represent business interests in legal actions involving laws and regulations, the organizations said.
The New Jersey Litigation Center will focus on issues including free enterprise, regulatory certainty, taxation, constitutional rights, separation of powers and government transparency. It is organized as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) and will rely on tax-deductible contributions from individuals, organizations, foundations and other supporters, according to the announcement.
NJBIA President and CEO Michele Siekerka said the center will extend the association’s advocacy into the courts. “NJBIA is well known for its advocacy work in the legislative and executive branches of government,” she said. “But policymaking is a three-legged stool, with the judicial branch playing more of a role in recent years, thereby requiring the need to make the business case in the courtroom, not just the Statehouse.”
The center says it will provide legal resources and strategic support for cases involving what it describes as unconstitutional laws, regulatory overreach and abusive li...