Elizabeth, NJ- Public employees are held to a higher standard than employees of private companies. When these employees act inappropriately or break a law while on the job, they face official misconduct charges. Sometimes there is confusion about who is considered a public employee. In a recent New Jersey Supreme...
Newark, NJ- When a minor in New Jersey is charged with a criminal offense, most of the time their cases will be resolved in the Family Part of the state court system. Sometimes, when a crime is serious, the state can request a juvenile’s case be moved to adult court,...
Newark, NJ- Ongoing warfare in Syria has ravaged the country, making the country unlivable and displacing thousands of people. Out of humanitarian concern, the U.S. and other nations agreed to host Syrians escaping armed conflict in their native country. On August 1st, the Department of Homeland Security announced they will...
Newark, NJ- Recently, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that police cannot use the state’s high beam statute to conduct a traffic stop and search a vehicle unless the high beams would interfere with another vehicle. In State v. Al-Sharif Scriven, justices clarified when New Jersey’s high beam law could...
Newark, NJ-In a decision that dashes the hopes of undocumented immigrants across New Jersey, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked one of President Obama’s key immigration policies, Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, or DAPA, putting the program on indefinite hold. That means immigrants in New Jersey...