Remove Attorney Remove Court Remove Felony Remove New Jersey
article thumbnail

Justice Arguelles to be remembered at December oral argument session

At the Lectern

The Supreme Court will begin its December calendar with a memorial for former Justice John Arguelles, who died in April. Arguelles, who served on the court for two years starting in 1987, was 94. The court has now posted the calendar. There had been some tech problems with the court’s website.) Code, § 243, subd. (d))

article thumbnail

December calendar will include murder-by-poison conviction of mother who used drugs during pregnancy and while nursing

At the Lectern

The Supreme Court hasn’t published its December calendar yet (there are some technical problems with the court’s website), but, from email notifications, we know four of the cases that will be argued next month. When the court granted review in Brown , it limited the issues to: “1. ” The case — People v.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Opponents of Bail Reform Rely on ‘Fear Tactics,’ Conference Told  

The Crime Report

In 2019, New York passed a bill eliminating both cash bail for most misdemeanors and non-violent felony offenses and judges’ discretion in setting bail amounts in those cases. Two and a half months into bail reform crime in New York City had gone up 20 percent.”. That is unjust in so many ways.”. That is what is happening.”.

Felony 111
article thumbnail

New Jersey Puts ‘Fair Chance Housing’ on the National Agenda

The Crime Report

On June 18, New Jersey Gov. During a ceremony to commemorate Juneteenth, he described the new law as a step to “level what has been for too long an uneven playing field when it comes to access to housing,” explaining that it will bar landlords from asking about criminal history in most instances. New Jersey.

Laws 140
article thumbnail

July 2017 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lacked authority to administratively stay portions of new source performance standards for the oil and gas sector for which it had granted requests for reconsideration. The court therefore found that the stay was unauthorized and vacated it.

Court 40
article thumbnail

High Court Gun Ruling Fuels Licensing Debate in States

The Crime Report

A Supreme Court decision Thursday upending a century-old New York State gun licensing restriction has been called a major blow to state gun control interventions across the country. The Court released its opinion in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association (NYSRPA) v. It’s not what New Yorkers want,” Hochul said. ““We

Court 52
article thumbnail

March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

Federal Court Denied Oakland and San Francisco Motions to Return Climate Change Nuisance Cases to State Court; Found Federal Common Law of Nuisance Could Apply, Despite AEP v. The court dispensed with the cities’ three primary arguments for remanding the cases. HERE ARE THE ADDITIONS TO THE CLIMATE CASE CHART SINCE UPDATE # 107.

Court 40