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New Jersey Business Owners Sue City of Perth Amboy Over Bogus Blight Designation

The Volokh Conspiracy

Perth Amboy, New Jersey, is trying to seize the property of two businesses. New Jersey law limits the use of eminent domain to clear public uses, not for economic redevelopment that benefits private developers. Now, these business owners are suing the city.

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New Jersey Appellate Court Finds Coercive Police Interrogation Techniques Must Be Redacted Upon Request

EvidenceProf Blog

Yesterday, the Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, issued a really interesting, and possibly first-of-its-kind, opinion on coercive interrogation techniques by police when they question a suspect. No, the opinion did not prohibit such techniques, but it did find.

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New Jersey Towns Face Setback in Lawsuit Against State's Affordable Housing Mandate

The Volokh Conspiracy

Earlier this month, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Robert Lougy rejected a lawsuit filed by Local Leaders for Responsible Planning (LLRP)—a coalition of 29 New Jersey townships—alleging that the state's affordable housing law violates the General Welfare Clause of the New Jersey Constitution.

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New Jersey reaches $393 million settlement with materials company over ‘forever chemicals’

JURIST

The New Jersey Attorney General and Commissioner of Environmental Protection announced on Wednesday that they reached a settlement with Solvay Specialty Polymers USA, LLC, the US subsidiary of a Belgian company, over the release of so-called “forever chemicals.”

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US Supreme Court says New Jersey can withdraw from Waterfront Commission

JURIST

The US Supreme Court Tuesday held that New Jersey may unilaterally withdraw from the Waterfront Commission Compact, an interstate compact between the two states created to fight crime in the Port of New York and New Jersey. In the case New York v.

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New Jersey governor used public expense account to spend $12,000 at stadium events

JURIST

New Jersey governor Phil Murphy used his public, taxpayer-funded expense account to spend almost $12,000 at events at MetLife Stadium in northern New Jersey, including a Taylor Swift concert, according to records reviewed by POLITICO this week. New Jersey has a reputation for corrupt politics.

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Federal judge strikes down New Jersey ban on detaining immigrants awaiting deportation

JURIST

A federal judge in New Jersey struck down AB 5207 on Tuesday, concluding that New Jersey’s ban on detaining individuals for violating US civil immigration laws is unconstitutional. Here, Kirsch viewed New Jersey’s ban as an effort to overcome an area of law governed by the federal government.