JURIST

AUGUST 10, 2021

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Monday upheld a New Jersey state law enforcement directive limiting local police interactions with, and/or barring its cooperation with federal immigration authorities. The US District Court for the District of New Jersey consolidated the cases in November 2019.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The New Jersey legislature voted to legalize the sale of marijuana on Thursday in a move making New Jersey the first state in the region to legalize the drug. The New Jersey legislature voted to approve the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory, Enforcement Assistance, and Marketplace Modernization Act ( S21 ).

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JURIST

DECEMBER 29, 2021

The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey ordered a company and ints principals to cease distribution of a product touted as a COVID-19 treatment on Tuesday, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ), because the product was misbranded and unapproved.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

A grand jury in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey Wednesday convicted three El Salvadoran nationals on various Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO) charges, including murder in aid of racketeering.

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Above The Law

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The post New Jersey Officially Rolls Back Mental Health, Addiction Questions From Its Bar Exam Application appeared first on Above the Law. This is an important change that will eliminate a barrier to mental health treatment.

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Above The Law

MARCH 28, 2023

The post Will New Jersey Remove Mental Health Questions From Its Bar Exam Application? This is an important change that would eliminate a barrier to mental health treatment. appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

AUGUST 4, 2023

The Joint Panel of Multidistrict Litigation has sent five state cases against insulin manufacturers such as Eli Lilly and pharmacy benefit managers including CVS to the District of New Jersey, ruling the district will allow for efficient pretrial proceedings.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 10, 2022

New Jersey lawmakers are considering adding a gambling treatment diversion court to their triaged system that already includes a drug court and diversionary court for veterans, reports Michael Symons for New Jersey 101.5.

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CourtTechBulletin

JANUARY 6, 2021

But for those courts who may not be able to develop their own procedures, I suggest that you take a look at the New Jersey Courts “Instructions for Participants in RemoteCourt Events” ? I was somewhat surprised to read that all their hearings were still being done in-person. I do not know. Read more ».

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EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 21, 2021

In an opinion on Tuesday, the Supreme Court of New Jersey also expressed a dislike, not for the movie, It is a well known fact that Stephen King did not like Stanley Kubrick's film version of his novel, The Shining.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 2, 2022

Share This week we highlight cert petitions (and one original action ) that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether New Jersey can withdraw from its Waterfront Commission Compact with New York concerning governance and law enforcement over the Port of New York and New Jersey.

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The Crime Report

JULY 11, 2022

Joseph Pennacchio wants to create a New Jersey Innocence Study and Review Commission that will recommend reforms. Experts say that exoneration work typically is underfunded in the state, and proving someone’s innocence can take years.

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EvidenceProf Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Similar to its federal counterpart, New Jersey Rule of Evidence 609 allows for parties to impeach witness, including testifying defendants, with evidence of some of their prior convictions. So, let's say that a defendant is on trial for robbery, the.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

In Bridgeton, New Jersey six transitional housing tiny homes were completed last week as part of Hope Village, a mini village with 100 square foot homes that are fully ready to move into and uniquely designed. Eligible men will be referred by project collaborators and be housed for up to 180 days.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 22, 2020

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced Monday updates to the state’s Excellence in Policing initiative, a set of the guidelines which govern the use of force for New Jersey’s nearly 40,000 police officers at the state, county, and local levels.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Thursday that defendants who are facing prolonged incarceration due to COVID-19 trial delays have the right to a new detention hearing if certain requirements are met. . The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Jersey and the Office of the Public Defender brought this case.

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights is now investigating allegations of discrimination at Millville Municipal Court in Cumberland County, New Jersey, Matt Gray reports for NJ.com. Witcher first raised his allegations on the record during court in December and has accused his superiors of retaliation.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 4, 2022

Similar to its federal counterpart, New Jersey Rule of Evidence 803(c)(3) provides an exception to the rule against hearsay for A statement made in good faith of the declarant's then-existing state of mind, emotion, sensation or physical condition (such as.

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SCOTUSBlog

JUNE 29, 2021

Share A pipeline developer may use the federal government’s power of eminent domain to seize property controlled by New Jersey so that it can build a natural-gas pipeline through the state, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in a 5-4 vote. The case, PennEast Pipeline Co. Check back soon for in-depth analysis of the opinion.

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

“A ‘Brilliant’ New Jersey Judge Has Died; The judge was wealthy and didn’t need to earn a living, and as a woman, she was not encouraged to participate in her family’s real estate business, said James Grimmelmann, a former law clerk”: Charles Toutant of New Jersey Law Journal has this report.

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HowAppealing

DECEMBER 30, 2022

“New Jersey vs. the Supreme Court on Gun Rights; Gov. The post “New Jersey vs. the Supreme Court on Gun Rights; Gov. Murphy signs a law that defies this year’s ruling in Bruen”: This editorial appears in today’s edition of The Wall Street Journal.

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Law 360

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The New Jersey Economic Development Authority erred when it rescinded a $26 million tax break from nuclear energy giant Holtec International and said the company had misrepresented itself on a program application, a state appeals court affirmed Thursday.

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

New Jersey lawmakers have taken a step towards making sextortion a criminal offense in the state. If the bill is signed into law, New Jersey will become the 18th state in the U.S. to formally ban sextortion.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 18, 2023

New York v New Jersey is one of those cases. New Jersey wants to leave, while New York wants New Jersey to stay. Although that baseline principle of contract law probably was enough to decide the case, Kavanaugh offers two additional points in support of New Jersey’s position.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A new bill introduced by a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers in New Jersey would increase penalties against people who assault correctional officers and law enforcement officers in the state, Dana Difilippo reports for the New Jersey Monitor.

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HowAppealing

JULY 3, 2023

“Judge Investigated Over His Profane TikTok Videos; The New Jersey judge, Gary Wilcox, posted the videos using an alias; In some, he wore judicial robes; At least one was recorded from bed”: Tracey Tully of The New York Times has this report.

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The Crime Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

New Jersey’s prison watchdog agency has received reports of staff at South Woods State Prison’s “Restorative Housing Unit” participating in acts of violence and encouraging fights between incarcerated people, Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg reports for The Appeal.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 1, 2023

Share If the justices’ comments during Wednesday’s argument in New York v. So the case asks the justices whether they should infer that New Jersey has a right to withdraw or instead infer that New York has a right to force New Jersey’s continued membership.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 10, 2023

The New Jersey woman who orchestrated a ‘feel-good’ GoFundMe scam that defrauded donors of $400,000 has been sentenced to three years in state prison. Katelyn McClure is currently already serving a 12 month federal sentence for her role in the scheme in a Connecticut-based federal prison, Kiely Westhoff reports for CNN.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 13, 2022

“New Jersey Adds Abortion Protections to State Law; Move comes as U.S. ” And Katie Sobko of The Record of Hackensack, New Jersey reports that “ New Jersey law protecting abortion rights signed by Murphy in Teaneck Thursday.”

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Law 360

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

A Delaware vice chancellor has pointedly rejected what he called New Jersey discovery rule "exceptionalism" in a dispute over absolute protection claims for documents sought in a suit accusing advisors of siphoning millions from a family-controlled trust briefly chartered in Delaware.

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EvidenceProf Blog

JANUARY 22, 2021

New Jersey Rule of Evidence 701 states that If a witness is not testifying as an expert, the witness' testimony in the form of opinions or inferences may be admitted if it: (a) is rationally based on the witness’ perception.

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Above The Law

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The post Texas Appeals Court Is FURIOUS That ‘Civil Procedure’ Won’t Let Them Strike Down New Jersey Laws appeared first on Above the Law. The hypo for your Federal Courts exam was not this stupid.

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 20, 2022

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed a bill that expands the offenses eligible for expungement for drug court graduates, creating a path to expungement for recovering addicts who had been convicted of nonviolent, nonsexual child endangerment, reports the Asbury Park Press.

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JURIST

APRIL 20, 2022

Southern New Jersey. The post Diocese of Camden New Jersey agree to $87M settlement with survivors of sexual abuse appeared first on JURIST - News. compensated, while allowing the Diocese to continue to serve its parishioners and all residents in. The settlement is set to be presented to the Honorable Jerrold N.

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The Crime Report

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The New Jersey Attorney General’s office has announced a pilot program that will pair state troopers with a mental health professional when responding to certain crises, reports NJ.com. The mental health professionals are state-funded roles that already operate in each New Jersey county.

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The Crime Report

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Terry Schuster, the state’s ombudsman, encouraged lawmakers to upgrade the state’s outdated jails with air conditioning.

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