New Jerseyans for a Death Penalty Moratorium, Plaintiff-Respondent v. New Jersey Department of Corrections, an…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division’s decision that the attorney’s fee award should include the full lodestar amount, rejecting the trial court’s 30% reduction, and remanded for the trial court to determine an appropriate enhancement. The Court emphasized a qualitative analysis of success rather than a purely quantitative document count and held that enhancement is permissible in unusual OPRA cases.