Newark-North Jersey Committee of Black Churchmen v. the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General
CourtNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Date FiledOctober 20, 2026
DocketA-0355-25
StatusUnpublished
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SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY
APPELLATE DIVISION
DOCKET NO. A-0355-25
NEWARK-NORTH JERSEY
COMMITTEE OF BLACK
CHURCHMEN, NEW JERSEY
STATE AFL-CIO, RICHARD T.
SMITH, BISHOP JETHRO JAMES,
in his capacity as President of the
Newark-North Jersey Committee of
Black Churchmen, and CHARLES
WOWKANECH, in his capacity as
President of the NEW JERSEY
STATE AFL-CIO,
Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
THE NEW JERSEY OFFICE OF
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, and
JENNIFER DAVENPORT, in her
capacity as Attorney General of the
State of New Jersey,
Defendants-Respondents.
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Submitted October 5, 2026 – Decided October 20, 2026
Before Judges Berdote Byrne and Perez Friscia.
On appeal from the New Jersey Office of the Attorney
General.
Zeff Law Firm, LLC, and FBT Gibbons LLP, attorneys
for appellants (Gregg L. Zeff and Lawrence S.
Lustberg, on the briefs).
Jennifer Davenport, Attorney General, attorney for
respondents (Jeremy M. Feigenbaum, Solicitor
General, Michael L. Zuckerman, Deputy Solicitor
General, Tim Sheehan, Assistant Attorney General, of
counsel and on the brief; Nathaniel Rubin and Ashleigh
B. Shelton, Deputy Attorneys General, on the brief).
PER CURIAM
The court being advised by the parties in the above matter that the issues
in dispute have been amicably resolved, the appeal is accordingly dismissed with
prejudice and without costs to either party. See R. 2:8-2.
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