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New Jersey Courts decide Social Media is a Constitutional Right
Posted in: Criminal Law Restraining Orders

New Jersey Courts decide Social Media is a Constitutionally-Protected Right

January 18, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic that brought the world to a screeching halt for much of 2020 and continues into 2021 has brought to light how much we as a society rely on the internet to navigate our lives. As the world was thrust into lockdown, the internet became how loved ones could remain in touch and communicate, making a marked impact on the mental health and emotional stability of many in a period of extended isolation. Online access to work, financial […]

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New Supreme Court Order and Youth Debt-Forgiveness
Posted in: Assault Criminal Law Robbery Simple Assault

New Supreme Court Order and Youth Debt-Forgiveness

November 23, 2020

New Jersey Juvenile Justice System Continues To Support Youth Debt-Forgiveness With New Supreme Court Order In July 2020, the New Jersey Supreme Court ordered that hundreds of juvenile warrants that were more than five years old, in addition to what amounted to $140,000 in fines for youth who had failed to appear in court and been subject to other discretionary fines, be expunged. The warrants that the New Jersey Supreme Court ordered be expunged were for non-violent fourth-degree offenses, such […]

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Domestic Violence & Text-based Virtual Relationships: Electronic Communication Can Be Considered Online Dating For the Purpose of Obtaining a Restraining Order
Posted in: Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence Restraining Orders

Domestic Violence, Electronic Communication & Text-based Virtual Relationships

November 19, 2020

In New Jersey, the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act (PDVA), N.J.S.A. 2C:25-19, allows a person who is the “victim of domestic violence” to seek a restraining order for their protection from their abuser. Although the law states that “any person who has been subjected to domestic violence by a person with whom the victim has had a dating relationship,” until recently, the statute did not define what constitutes a “dating relationship.” With an increase in the number of dating websites […]

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Jury Selection by Zoom Proves To Be Controversial
Posted in: Assault Criminal Law Drug Crimes Drunk driving Robbery Simple Assault Theft and Fraud Weapons Offenses

Jury Selection by Zoom Proves To Be Controversial in NJ Criminal Courts

November 10, 2020

After being closed since March due to the pandemic, New Jersey criminal courts resumed recently when two courts in Atlantic and Bergen counties launched two criminal trials. They used the cases as small-scale trial runs for the start of hybrid jury trials. The term “hybrid” refers to an altered approach, including using technology, to conduct both jury selection and trials themselves to safeguard the health of jurors and court participants in a pandemic. The judiciary had unveiled a plan in July […]

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New Jersey’s Attorney General Makes New Rule for When Jailhouse Informants Can Be Used
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New Jersey’s Attorney General Makes New Rule for When Jailhouse Informants Can Be Used

October 16, 2020

This new ruling in New Jersey comes as many states are attempting to ensure the testimony process’s credibility that includes jailhouse informants, in some cases banning the practice completely. New rules out from the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General have specified that trial prosecutors may only use jailhouse informants to receive permission from the prosecutorial supervisors. Jailhouse informants are inmates who agree to testify against a fellow inmate after hearing them commit the crime they are being detained. […]

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