New Jersey Appeals Court Rejects Man’s Medical Marijuana Defense

  • New Jersey Appeals Court Rejects Man’s Medical Marijuana Defense
    New Jersey Appeals Court Rejects Man’s Medical Marijuana Defense
    Newark, NJ- A recent decision from the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey is bad news for pot smokers in the state. In the case, State of New Jersey v. George A. Meyers, justices established that the smell of pot alone remains a viable reason for police...
  • Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Turns Three despite Problems
    Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Turns Three despite Problems
    Newark, NJ- On August 24th one of President Obama’s key policies, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA, turned three. The program, despite some challenges, has been popular and has so far helped over a million young undocumented immigrants obtain work permits and avoid deportation. (more…)
  • New Jersey Supreme Court Gives Additional Protection to Immigrant Children
    New Jersey Supreme Court Gives Additional Protection to Immigrant Children
    Newark, NJ- An August 26th ruling from the New Jersey Supreme Court clarified the role judges in Family Part play in cases involving undocumented immigrant children who are vulnerable to abuse and neglect in their native countries. By clarifying Family Part judges’ roles, the ruling gives vulnerable immigration children the...
  • New Jersey Officials Award $4 M to Law Enforcement for Body Cameras
    New Jersey Officials Award $4 M to Law Enforcement for Body Cameras
    Newark, NJ- In the very near future, most interactions between the New Jersey state police and the public will soon be recorded by body cameras now that authorities have allocated $4 million dollars to state, county and municipal law enforcement agencies to purchase the equipment. (more…)
  • New Jersey Supreme Court Reverses Teen’s Manslaughter Plea
    New Jersey Supreme Court Reverses Teen’s Manslaughter Plea
    Newark, NJ-In the case, the State of New Jersey vs. Edwin Urbina, the New Jersey Supreme Court, reversed a teenager’s manslaughter conviction after determining a lower court shouldn’t have accepted his plea bargain since he maintained throughout the course of his case that he acted out of self-defense. (more…)