NJ Supreme Court opinion on privacy law seen as win for data brokers

Data brokers allege in court that Daniel’s Law, which allows judges and cops to shield their personal information from the public, is unconstitutional.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: August 12, 2026

Words: 564

Last Updated: 6 days, 10 hours ago

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The New Jersey Supreme Court handed a major victory Wednesday to dozens of data firms that have alleged a state law that shields the addresses of judges and police officers from the public is unconstitutional.

The unanimous ruling comes as the data brokers face a federal lawsuit filed by Atlas Data Privacy, which alleges the brokers did not remove the addresses of people covered by the statute, known as Daniel’s Law, within the …

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