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New Jersey Law Journal

'We Need Black-Letter Law,' Justices Told in Police Dashcam Arguments

Lawyers for open-government activists and law enforcement squared off before the New Jersey Supreme Court Tuesday on the issue of whether police dashcam videos should be made available for release to the public, and how quickly.
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New Jersey Law Journal

OAG Moves to Make Police Videos of Deadly Force Releasable to the Public

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal's announcement came on the eve of the Supreme Court's scheduled oral arguments in "Paff v. Ocean County Prosecutor's Office," where the applicability of the state Open Public Records Act to dashcam footage is at issue.
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Daily Business Review

Not Just 'Small' Claims: County Courts Might Soon Handle Cases Up to $50,000

Under Florida law, county courts handle cases with up to $15,000 at stake, but that limit could more than triple under proposed legislation.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Suit Seeks to Unmask Newark's Proposal to Amazon for 'HQ2'

Steven Wronko sued the city Tuesday in Essex County Superior Court to reverse a records custodian's decision denying his request to obtain documents relating to Newark's attempts to woo Amazon.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Video: Tony Mauro's Conversation With Gabe Roth of 'Fix the Court'

NLJ Supreme Court correspondent Tony Mauro sits down with Gabe Roth of the transparency advocate Fix the Court for a conversation about a new project focusing on financial disclosure reports.
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Daily Report Online

Mother of NSA Contractor Accused of Leaking to Media on Russian Election Hacks Defends Her Daughter

Billie Winner-Davis says federal prosecutors in Augusta, Georgia, have unfairly distorted her daughter's words and military service to jail her without bond and convict her as a spy.
9 minute read

Daily Report Online

Deal's 2018 Justice Reforms Target Elder Abuse and Misdemeanor Bail

“Georgia's unprecedented success in criminal justice reform serves as the standard for other states to emulate,” Gov. Nathan Deal said. “As a result of our efforts, fewer Georgians were committed to prison last year than any time in the past 15 years."
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The Legal Intelligencer

TCJA Expected to Trigger Increases in Interest Rates on Outstanding Tax-Exempt Borrowings

On Dec. 20, 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the purpose of which was to stimulate economic growth through a major overhaul of the Internal Revenue Code.
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New York Law Journal

In State of the Judiciary Speech, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore Tackles Opioid Addiction, Homelessness and Case Backlogs

While announcing a dramatic reduction in backlogs in both civil and criminal courts from one corner of the state to the other, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore concentrated her remarks Tuesday on ways to make the system fairer and more efficient.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

After Memo, New York Times Asks Secret Court for Carter Page Warrants

The publication argues the release of a memo drafted by House Republicans that reveals the Justice Department sought and received warrants to spy on Page means records of those warrants should be disclosed.
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