New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | January 17, 2021
COVID-19 infections and deaths are accelerating. The number of detainees in the jails is increasing. The petition of the Office of the Public Defender and the ACLU should be granted without delay.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | January 17, 2021
This case, it now appears, will be one of many. The mob invasion of the U.S. Capitol has prompted calls for the most aggressive prosecution of the rioters.
By Charles Toutant | January 13, 2021
The stakes are high because dozens of defendants have been indicted using the same procedures that were employed for defendant Omar Vega-Larregui.
By Charles Toutant | January 11, 2021
The ruling provides guidance for those circumstances where the executive-branch power to grant pardons conflicts with the Legislature's power to regulate expungements.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Louis Locascio | January 8, 2021
COURT WATCH: On Nov. 24, 2020, the Appellate Division, in a consolidated case, held that a prosecutor cannot condition defendants' admission into a pretrial intervention program on defendants' serving jail time.
By Charles Toutant | January 5, 2021
Much is riding on the case. If a court rules in favor of the ACDL's argument that virtual grand juries are unconstitutional, the judiciary would have to come up with a new plan for conducting grand jury proceedings during the pandemic.
By Charles Toutant | December 23, 2020
The case represents the first time in New Jersey that a judge will evaluate a constitutional question regarding virtual grand juries.
By Charles Toutant | December 22, 2020
The revisions to the state's directives on use of force by police were widely hailed by lawyers familiar with the proposal, but implementing the proposal amid the entrenched culture of police is widely seen as challenging.
By Charles Toutant | December 22, 2020
Amid all the adversity of 2020, some New Jersey attorneys experienced great personal and professional achievements, while others faced their own unique low points. What follows is a look at some of the biggest winners and losers of the New Jersey legal community in the past year.
By New Jersey State Bar Association | December 21, 2020
NJSBA trustees support bill eliminating certain mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment; make recommendations on virtual civil jury trials
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