Elizabeth, New Jersey – On April 1, 2020 the New Jersey Supreme Court decided State v. Mark Jackson and State v. Jamie Monroe. Both defendants made recorded phone calls from county jails and the State used those recordings in the prosecutions. The trials courts both suppressed the evidence, but the...

Jersey City, New Jersey – On March 31, 2020, the Board of Immigration Appeals (“The Board” or “the BIA”) decided Matter of J-J-G holding that when evaluating the exceptional and extremely unusual hardship element of cancellation of removal...

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 officer...

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...