Jersey City, New Jersey – On November 25, 2020, the New Jersey Attorney General, Gurbir Grewal, issued a directive to municipal, county and state prosecutors directing them to request adjournments (postponements) of prosecutions for all marijuana possessory offenses that are not tied to other charges. The adjournments are for the...

Jersey City, New Jersey – On November 25, 2020, the New Jersey Attorney General, Gurbir Grewal, issued a directive to municipal, county and state prosecutors directing them to request adjournments (postponements) of prosecutions for all marijuana possessory offenses that are not tied to other charges. The adjournments are for the...

Jersey City, New Jersey – Some of the most common charges in the New Jersey courts relate to child neglect, child abuse and child endangerment. Partially this is because there are so many ways these issues can make it into the courts, partially because there are so many people and...

Jersey City, New Jersey – Scientific, or seemingly scientific, evidence is often the most damning and dangerous evidence presented against a defendant at trial. The impact of scientific evidence, such as fingerprints and DNA, is so strong it has a name: The CSI Effect, which is a reference to the...

Jersey City, New Jersey – On April 6, 2020, the United States Supreme Court decided Kansas v. Glover, in which the Court held a police officer may stop a motor vehicle if s/he runs the license plate and the registered owner of the vehicle’s driving privileges are revoked unless the...