Newark Police to Implement Department of Justice Reforms

  • Newark Police to Implement Department of Justice Reforms
    Newark Police to Implement Department of Justice Reforms
    Newark, NJ- The Newark Police Department will implement reforms after a Department of Justice investigation found the department targeted minorities in street stops, used excessive force and violated the constitutional rights of some detainees. (more…)
  • NJ Supreme Court Clarifies Standards Evidence Must Meet in Drug Cases
    NJ Supreme Court Clarifies Standards Evidence Must Meet in Drug Cases
    Newark, NJ- The outcome of any criminal case depends on the body of evidence gathered by the prosecution and defense. But not all evidence accurately reflects the facts of the case and some evidence, expert testimony, for example, can make assumptions that do not meet the court’s standards. Recently, in...
  • Thousands Drug Cases in New Jersey Questioned After Lab Tech Admits to Faking Results
    Thousands Drug Cases in New Jersey Questioned After Lab Tech Admits to Faking Results
    Newark, NJ- Several thousand drug cases processed through a Passaic County lab are in question after a technician at the crime lab in Little Falls has been accused of falsifying drug test results which were used by prosecutors to secure criminal convictions. (more…)
  • Beware! Newark Officials Plan to Ticket and Tow Uber Drivers
    Beware! Newark Officials Plan to Ticket and Tow Uber Drivers
    Newark, NJ- Prosecutors in Newark warned Uber drivers who wait for passengers at the city's two major transit hubs their vehicles might be ticketed and towed amid complaints the service is running an unlicensed taxi service. (more…)
  • U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to DAPA
    U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Challenge to DAPA
    Newark, NJ- The U.S. Supreme Court announced Wednesday, January 20th, it would hear the legal challenge to one of the Obama Administration’s immigration policies, Deferred Action for Parental Accountability. If the high court decides in the Obama Administration’s favor, millions of undocumented immigrants across the U.S. could apply for relief...