N.J. High Court Will Consider Whether Data Shield Law Liability Needs Mens Rea

( October 31, 2025, 8:53 AM EDT) -- TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey Supreme Court accepted two certified questions from the Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, agreeing to consider whether a finding of liability under a New Jersey law that provides for deletion of public officials’ private information from data brokers’ records requires a determination of a defendant’s mental state....