New Jersey Embarks on New Direction in Marijuana Cases
Signaling a change in state policy dating back over 50 years, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal authorized municipal prosecutors to consider social justice grounds as a basis for exercising discretion to amend or dismiss possessory marijuana cases. “To the extent permitted by law, a municipal prosecutor should consider the impact of adverse collateral consequences of a […]
Schools Need to “Ace” New Jersey’s New Employee Background Law
In a cautionary tale for all school districts in New Jersey, on August 21, 2018, a Federal court ruled a $600,000 settlement must be paid by that school district’s taxpayers and not its insurance carrier because the district failed to notify authorities and agreed not to tell potential future employers about a teacher’s resignation stemming […]