Supreme Court of New Jersey
In Re Election Law Enforcement Commission Advisory Opinion No. 01-2008
March 8, 2010201 N.J. 254
Summary
The New Jersey Supreme Court affirmed the Appellate Division, holding that the Election Law Enforcement Commission's interpretation of N.J.S.A. 19:44A-11.2(a)(6) was not plainly unreasonable and that legal expenses incurred defending a criminal indictment are not "ordinary and necessary expenses of holding public office." The Court applied the plain‑meaning rule and deferred to the agency absent a plainly unreasonable construction.