The Crime Report

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The Trenton, New Jersey police department, and the city of Trenton, are under investigation by the Department of Justice following a review of multiple reports of excessive use of force, unlawful stop and searches, and other possible federal violations, Gloria Oladipo reports for The Guardian. “We

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

A new law introduced January 1, 2022 bans New Jersey landlords from asking potential tenants about their criminal histories until after they’ve conditionally approved their housing applications, eliminating a key obstacle facing formerly incarcerated people, reports Gothamist.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The indictment alleges Menendez attempted to intervene in the federal prosecution of Fred Daibes by pressuring the New Jersey branch of the US Attorney’s Office and interfering in the selection of New Jersey’s US attorney. The indictment states Daibes gave Menendez cash and gold bars in exchange.

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ABA Journal

MAY 14, 2021

A former New Jersey judge who helped create an organization to address the needs of Black students, graduates and practicing attorneys after the Newark, New…

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EvidenceProf Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

On February 15, 2022, I filed a Request for Review with the New Jersey Attorney General’s Conviction Review Unit on behalf of Michelle Heale. Here was the Introduction to that Request: On April 17, 2015, Michelle Heale was convicted of.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

A coalition of US state attorneys general Thursday announced a coordinated bipartisan investigation into Meta Platforms Inc. The group comes from a broad range of states across the country, including California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Vermont.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 15, 2021

“Murphy picks civil rights attorney, former Ruth Bader Ginsburg clerk to join N.J. Dustin Racioppi of The Record of Hackensack, New Jersey reports that “ North Jersey native tapped by Gov. Supreme Court”: Brent Johnson of NJ Advance Media has this report. Phil Murphy to state Supreme Court.”

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JURIST

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Just last week, the bank agreed to pay the New Jersey Bureau of Securities $495 million to settle a lawsuit for their role in inflating residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) prior to the 2008 financial crash. .” Credit Suisse has been at the center of several global investigations in the past few years.

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JURIST

JUNE 30, 2021

New Jersey that the Natural Gas Act can grant private companies authority to take state-owned property to build a pipeline. PennEast Pipeline obtained a certificate to build a 116-mile pipeline from Pennsylvania to New Jersey and sought to exercise its federal eminent domain authority by taking public land in New Jersey.

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LegalReader

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Gathering records and proof of your injury is a crucial step in ensuring you do not miss the filing deadline for personal injury lawsuits in New Jersey.

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LegalReader

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

government is fairly strict when it comes to deporting or prosecuting people who have run afoul of immigration laws.

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HowAppealing

JUNE 23, 2023

“‘The Most Liberal Judge’ Has Died; The decision to release boxer Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter was met with intense and long-lasting opposition from many, said Bruce Rosen, an attorney at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden who was hired as a law clerk for the judge to help on the Carter case”: Charles Toutant of New Jersey (..)

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Law 360

APRIL 25, 2024

Attorneys representing a class of buyers in antitrust litigation against Pfizer over the cholesterol medication Lipitor have asked a New Jersey federal judge to approve their request for $31 million in fees after the two sides agreed to a $93 million settlement in February.

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EvidenceProf Blog

APRIL 21, 2022

On February 15, 2022, I filed a Request for Review with the New Jersey Attorney General’s Conviction Review Unit on behalf of Michelle Heale. Here was the Introduction to that Request: On April 17, 2015, Michelle Heale was convicted of.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Over the course of two months this summer, New Jersey courts have successfully expunged 362,000 low-level marijuana cases from individual’s records, giving many citizens a chance at starting a new life without a harmful criminal record, NJ.com reports. . Marijuana Moment reports that New Jersey Gov.

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Law 360

MARCH 20, 2024

A former top attorney for Rutgers University in New Jersey and onetime associate with Morgan Lewis has a new title elsewhere in the world of higher education — president of American University.

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Law 360

APRIL 1, 2024

Early 2024 developments in New Jersey financial regulations include new bills that propose regulating some cryptocurrency as securities and protecting banks that serve the cannabis industry, as well as the signing of a data privacy law that could change banks’ responsibility to vet vendors and borrowers, say attorneys at Chiesa Shahinian.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 5, 2023

A New Jersey grand jury has charged Trenton Police Department officer Nicholas Piotrowski with one count of official misconduct for his allegedly improper use of force when he pepper sprayed 65-year-old Joseph Ahr during an arrest in the Summer of 2020, the New Jersey Office of The Attorney General announced on Wednesday.

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

.” Zoë Richards of NBC News reports that “ Biden to nominate attorney who would be first Muslim American judge on a federal appeals court; Adeel A. Mangi would serve on the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals if confirmed by the Senate.”

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Attorneys general in 40 states Monday announced a $391.5 While the settlement ends the present lawsuit, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton initiated a new lawsuit against Google last month for allegedly collecting biometric data on millions of Texans without their informed consent. The post Google reaches $391.5M

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Above The Law

AUGUST 24, 2023

[ Reuters ] * Former Biglaw attorney grabs himself an insider trading charge. Reuters ] * New Jersey's Supreme Court to hear if anti-discrimination law has to make an exception for 70 pound dog. [ ABA Journal ] * Amazon apologizes for guilt by association automated system that affected two trademark attorneys.

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LegalReader

MARCH 14, 2022

As the numbers of deported individuals in New Jersey fluctuates, legal immigrants need to be aware of their rights and the importance of providing application support documentation.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In a press conference, US Attorney General Merrick Garland stated that regional justice departments in the Eastern District of New York and the District of New Jersey arrested two and charged 13 people allegedly acting on behalf of the PRC. The indictment claims the defendants acted as agents of the PRC while in the US.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 8, 2021

The New Jersey Supreme Court has partially approved a groundbreaking plan to identify the “many police officers disciplined for misconduct” like drinking on the job, abusing family members, or giving false testimony. New Jersey’s Attorney General Gurbir S. Office of Attorney General / Tim Larsen).

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LegalReader

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The Eighth Amendment prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. Were you beaten during or after the arrest? Were you tormented while in custody? Were you left in pain?

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 10, 2021

The New Jersey opioid epidemic is at a tipping point, and lawmakers, law enforcement and advocates alike are coming together to examine the role that race has played, and explore how communities can have better access to address abuse issues, an expert panel heard on Thursday. Impact of Race.

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Law 360

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Uber and a subsidiary's $100 million payout in back taxes to New Jersey over the misclassification of drivers as independent contractors shows the importance of public enforcement of employment laws and signals that state-level employee classification tests will fuel legal and political battles in years to come, attorneys said.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

A federal grand jury in the district of New Jersey Wednesday indicted three Iranian nationals for an alleged computer-hacking scheme involving organizations from several countries. The indictment named Mansour Ahmadi, Ahmad Khatibi Aghda, and Amir Hossein Nickaein Ravari as defendants.

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Law 360

OCTOBER 18, 2021

A New Jersey state judge on Monday said the New York Giants cannot escape a fired video director's whistleblower suit over purported workplace violence complaints after attorneys traded barbs over his claims that the team's general counsel threatened to "strangle" him if he shared confidential information.

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My Shingle

MAY 19, 2022

A criminal defense attorney and owner of Casper Bloom Law, Casper Bloom was elected… Welcome to the MyShingle profile series, Run Solo Run where we feature solo and small law firm owners who are running for office – or who have successfully run as in the case of Jenna Casper Bloom featured in this profile.

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The Crime Report

MARCH 16, 2023

Body worn camera footage was released Thursday afternoon by the New Jersey Attorney General’s office of a deadly force incident where officers in Paterson, New Jersey shot a man during a mental health call earlier this month. Seabrooks had knives, and had been injuring himself during the encounter.

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Law 360

JANUARY 19, 2023

Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday accused a practicing New Jersey attorney and a disbarred Florida attorney of scamming an older couple out of $150,000 of their retirement funds, according to a complaint filed in California federal court.

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

A New Jersey-based attorney, Morton Chirnomas, has been arrested for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funds. Chirnomas was charged on Thursday with one count of wire fraud.

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Law 360

MAY 2, 2022

Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey. Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland & Perretti LLP on Monday announced the return of a lawyer who had left for a job in the U.S.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Thursday announced new charges and convictions for those involved with the January 6, 2021, attack on the United States Capitol. The DOJ charged an attorney for the Oath Keepers militia group with conspiracy and obstruction. Her website states that she is a former Assistant District Attorney.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Slate ] * Attorneys agree that Elon Musk himself deserves credit for winning the Tesla shareholder case. Legaltech News ] * A closer look at Lizzo's lawyers. [ New Jersey Law Journal ] * Meghan Markle's character on Suits ranked among most influential in TV history. Harper might soon be moot.

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Law 360

DECEMBER 19, 2023

WeWork’s recent Chapter 11 filing in New Jersey has the potential to be one of the most consequential cases in the real estate industry in many years, and presents a number of issues for landlords, including unexpired leases, assumption, assignment and more, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

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