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In its recent decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court has abandoned a long-standing rule of law in plain view search and seizure cases. In State v. Gonzales, the court ignored its long-standing reliance on the inadvertence requirement in plain view searches.  Those searches arise when the police have no warrant, […]

The alleged Chelsea bomber, Ahmad Khan Rahami, remains in legal limbo with no ability to obtain legal representation. The federal public defender has been stymied in his efforts to provide legal counsel to the suspect since the federal magistrate found that federal jurisdiction has not yet attached. New Jersey has […]

The month of May brings warmer weather, graduation parties and college students home for the summer. This is the time your young adult children will want to get a jump on summer parties, when likely beer and creative liquor-infused drinks will be on the menu. Parents are then faced with […]

At Baylor University in Waco, Texas, the head football coach has recently been fired over the way he and his staff handled accusations of sexual assault and dating violence on the part of football players on his team. He and his staffers are accused of running interference for their players, […]