Denise Brown v. State of New Jersey (076656) (Cumberland County and Statewide)

SYLLABUS (This syllabus is not part of the opinion of the Court. It has been prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. It has been neither reviewed nor approved by the Supreme Court. Please note that, in the interest of brevity, portions of any opinion may not have been summarized.) Denise Brown v. State of New Jersey (A-71-15) (076656) Argued January 31, 2017 -- Decided July 25, 2017 LaVecchia, J., writing for the Court. This appeal concerns the applicability of qualified immunity to a claim brought under the New Jersey Civil Rights Act (NJCRA), N.J.S.A. 10:6-1…