JURIST

MARCH 8, 2024

Reports of bias incidents in New Jersey increased by 22 percent from 2022 to 2023, according to preliminary data released by the state’s attorney general Thursday. The preliminary data shows there were 2,699 bias incidents reported to New Jersey law enforcement in 2023.

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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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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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JURIST

DECEMBER 13, 2024

Minnesota and New Jersey sued Glock, Inc. Both states’ attorney generals claimed that while Glock sells semi-automatic handguns, it does so knowing that their guns have a design that makes them particularly easy to convert. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Glock is a subsidiary of Glock Ges.m.b.H

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The Crime Report

JANUARY 10, 2023

New Jersey has experienced elevated levels of white supremacy, racism and anti-Semitism, according to public officials, prosecutors and other experts tracking the trend, Jeff Pillets reports for New Jersey Monthly. . “But there’s always something new coming out.” ”

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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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HowAppealing

MARCH 14, 2021

“Rachel Wainer Apter will be Murphy’s pick for New Jersey Supreme Court; Director of NJ Division of Civil Rights was Ruth Bader Ginsburg law clerk, ACLU staff attorney”: David Wildstein of the New Jersey Globe has this report.

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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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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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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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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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HowAppealing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

“Senate panel OKs former state attorney general to become Supreme Court justice”: Dana DiFilippo of New Jersey Monitor has this report.

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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

OCTOBER 12, 2023

This included: providing sensitive government information to Egypt, protecting the business monopolies and interfering in New Jersey, and federal investigations, Menendez is accused of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) , which regulates individuals in the US who act on behalf of foreign powers.

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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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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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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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HowAppealing

JUNE 8, 2024

Supreme Court; Former acting attorney general, Rutgers general counsel is governor’s pick for Lee Solomon’s seat”: David Wildstein of New Jersey Globe has this report. Supreme Court; Former acting attorney general, Rutgers general counsel is governor’s pick for Lee Solomon’s seat” appeared first on How Appealing.

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Attorney at Work

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Several years ago, I published a piece here on Attorney at Work titled “ Solo Lawyers: Where Is Your Office?” Other states are following suit, the most recent being New Jersey. The Ethics and Acceptance of Working Remotely appeared first on Attorney at Work. Remember when working remotely was taboo?

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JURIST

AUGUST 2, 2021

Mitchell Garabedian, a well-known attorney representing church sexual abuse victims has taken on the case. He has previously maintained his innocence in regards to past sexual abuse allegations in the states of New Jersey, New York, and California.

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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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JURIST

JULY 16, 2024

They also claimed that Menendez received gold bars in exchange for influencing the US Attorney’s Office regarding charges against Daibes and a Mercedes for pressuring a New Jersey prosecutor to be favorable in a criminal case against Uribe.

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Above The Law

MARCH 28, 2025

Such lawyers are usually paid a flat fee to make court appearances and are used in high-volume practices or when the primary attorney on a case has a conflict that might prevent the lawyer from appearing in court. I am not sure why my adversary decided to send a per diem lawyer rather than assign the handling attorney to the oral arguments.

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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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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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Attorney at Work

DECEMBER 28, 2021

When the reports went digital, several of them were featured on Attorney at Work. Some states have adopted minor changes, e.g., New Jersey now permits TV ads to include music and animation. The post Law Firm Marketing Regulation: What’s Hot and What’s Not — a Tribute appeared first on Attorney at Work.

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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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Attorney at Work

JULY 27, 2022

After beginning his litigation career as an assistant state’s attorney and as an insurance defense attorney, in 2019 John Tolley decided to form his own firm, JT Law. JT Law is now a three-partner firm that handles insurance, civil litigation and immigration cases in Florida, New York and New Jersey.

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

She is licensed in New Jersey and New York as well as the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and the U.S. When I want to settle a case, I call the trial attorney (those who work for ICE) and say, “Come on, I have a great case, let’s agree and settle. Supreme Court. She is admitted in all 58 U.S.

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Above The Law

APRIL 11, 2025

This is because attorneys often believe that billing as many hours as possible is the top priority of a lawyer, and sending out invoices or completing other administrative tasks should take a back seat to billing hours and completing client work. This has the advantage of keeping lawyers busy, and such projects may lead to additional work.

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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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Above The Law

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Cheers To Second Chances : New Jersey Supreme Court extends olive branch to some former attorneys. Tax Crimes Come To Roost : Ex-Biglaw partner sentenced to prison time. The Part Of Partnering No One Likes : It isn't all just easy money. The post Cheers To Brick And Mortar! — See Also appeared first on Above the Law.

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Law 360

AUGUST 26, 2024

Jersey City is fighting the Garden State's cannabis legalization law and argues it conflicts with federal gun control legislation, while the bankrupt former chief financial officer of McElroy Deutsch Mulvaney & Carpenter LLP is facing civil claims he defrauded the firm and paid himself millions in unauthorized salary.

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JURIST

JUNE 15, 2024

Attorney General Merrick B. The Department of Justice has several open investigations regarding police departments around the country including cases in Mississippi , Minnesota, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, and Oklahoma. The findings were published in a 126-page report, ending an investigation that began in 2021.

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Law 360

JANUARY 9, 2025

A New Jersey federal magistrate judge has denied a credit reporting agency's bid to depose four U.S.

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Above The Law

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Shortly after taking the bar exam, I had a few months before I started my associate attorney gig at a Biglaw firm. Even if attorneys do not have the time to make dedicated trips to court to observe hearings, they can still come to court early on their appearance and witness other practitioners in action.

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EvidenceProf Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Yesterday, I filed a Request for Review with the New Jersey Attorney General’s Conviction Review Unit on behalf of Michelle Heale. Here's the Introduction to that Request: On April 17, 2015, Michelle Heale was convicted of aggravated manslaughter and child.

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