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New Jersey Court: ‘3 Strikes' Life Sentences Can Count Juvenile Crimes
A crime committed as a juvenile can be considered for sentencing an adult to life without parole under New Jersey’s “three strikes” law, a split state Supreme Court ruled Monday. The case involved a man who had committed armed robbery while he was 16 then committed two additional armed robberies when he was 23. Samuel Ryan was sentenced to life…
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NJ Supreme Court Rejects GOP Effort to Toss Redrawn Congressional District Map
New Jersey’s Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a Republican complaint seeking to toss out the new congressional district map favored by Democrats. The order means the congressional map approved just before Christmas by the redistricting commission will stand. The map will apply for the next decade until the 2030 federal census and a new map is drawn. That map, chosen by...
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Court Mulls Parole of Man Convicted in New Jersey Trooper's 1973 Death
An octogenarian convicted of murdering a New Jersey state trooper nearly 50 years ago in one of the state’s most infamous crimes should be released from prison, attorneys argued before the state Supreme Court on Monday, despite the state parole board concluding he is a risk to commit future crimes. Sundiata Acoli was known as Clark Edward Squire when he…
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Civil Rights Division Head Named to NJ's High Court
New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has nominated Rachel Wainer Apter to be an associate justice of the state Supreme Court
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NJ High Court Overturns Conviction Over ‘Shining' Reference
The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a prosecutor erred by including a photo of Jack Nicholson from the 1980 classic “The Shining,” in the closing argument of a bank robbery trial.
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NJ Supreme Court Dismisses Minor Juvenile Warrants
The New Jersey Supreme Court is cleaning the slate for some juveniles who were facing warrants and fines from more than five years ago.
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1st Black Woman Sworn in as Justice on New Jersey High Court
The first Black woman to sit on New Jersey’s Supreme Court has been sworn in.
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NJ Judge Once Charged With Helping Boyfriend Evade Police Gets Suspended
Two justices agreed with Carlia Brady after she said she was under extreme emotional distress at the time and shouldn’t be disciplined, but three others determined a suspension was appropriate
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Murphy Names First Black Woman to NJ Supreme Court
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy named attorney Fabiana Pierre-Louis to the state Supreme Court on Friday, making her the first black woman to sit on the state’s highest court. Pierre-Louis, 39, would succeed Walter Timpone, who reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 in November. She is Murphy’s first pick for the high court and must now be confirmed by…
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NJ Judge Whose Anti-Rape Advice to Victim Was ‘Close Your Legs' Loses Job
A judge who suggested that a woman seeking a restraining order could “close your legs” to prevent a sexual assault was removed from the bench and permanently barred from presiding over a courtroom
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Man's Conviction Gets Overturned, But He's Still behind Bars
A Queens man who had his attempted murder conviction tossed is making a plea to be released from prison amid the coronavirus. Chris Glorioso reports.
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Panel Agrees That NJ Judge Who Suggested Woman ‘Close Her Legs' Should Lose Job
The panel’s recommendation echoes what the court decided last summer, which would be to remove the judge who asked if the woman could “close you legs” during the attack
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2 Big Payouts May Endanger NJ's Post-Sandy Dune Work
After Superstorm Sandy pummeled the New Jersey coast, then-Gov. Chris Christie set out to build protective sand dunes along most of the state’s 127-mile shoreline. Despite lawsuits from homeowners throughout the shore seeking to block the project, the state prevailed and much of the work has been done. But two recent jury awards in cases seeking compensation for beachfront property...
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NJ Supreme Court Says More Than 20,000 Breathalyzer Tests Inadmissible
The New Jersey Supreme Court on Tuesday said more than 20,000 breath tests conducted by police in DWI and other cases were not admissible because the machines used to administer the tests were not calibrated properly.
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New Jersey Supreme Court Dismisses More Than 500 Lawsuits Against Acne Drug Maker
The maker of an acne drug that caused some patients to develop a gastrointestinal disease provided adequate warnings about the drug’s side effects, New Jersey’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in dismissing more than 500 lawsuits against the company.
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Court Ends Lifetime Registration for Juvenile Sex Offenders
The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled juveniles cannot be placed on the state’s sex offender registry for life.
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Prominent Attorney Who Set Self on Fire in NYC Park Fought for Gay Rights
A lawyer who burned himself to death in a grisly protest against ecological destruction was a nationally known gay rights advocate and lead attorney in a famous case involving transgender murder victim Brandon Teena.
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Prominent Attorney Dies After Setting Himself on Fire in NYC Park Protesting Fossil Fuels: Report
A well-known attorney died Saturday morning after setting himself on fire in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park in a reported protest against pollution.
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New Jersey Court Ruling Now Makes Child the Focus of Out-of-State Divorce Moves
The New Jersey Supreme Court has reversed a decades-old law in a landmark decision that makes the child the focus of divorce relocation proceedings. The law centers on divorced parents who want to leave New Jersey with the child against the other parent’s wishes. NJ.com reports the previous law focused on whether the move would “cause harm” to the...
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Newly-Released Dashcam Footage Shows 2014 Police Chase and Deadly 69-Round Shootout in Atlantic City
More than three years after police and an armed driver unleashed a barrage of gunfire outside a popular Atlantic City outlet in a gun battle that ended the man’s life, officials have released dashcam video of the incident.