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Once a debtor files a bankruptcy petition the automatic stay imposed by the Bankruptcy Code generally precludes actions to recover the debt. It is unclear whether a creditor who seized a debtor's property before they filed for bankruptcy is required...

In New Jersey, DNA samples are routinely taken from individuals who have been arrested for certain offenses these include all indictable crimes, or felonies and most misdemeanors.  Approximalty 15,000 DNA samples are collected yearly by New Jersey al...

The New Jersey Appellate Division just ruled that police do not have the right under N.J.S.A 39:3-33 to stop a car just because the license plate frame partially obscured or covered the words “Garden State” at the bottom of the license plate.  State...

New Jersey Assembly Bill No. 5981 was just signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy.

Pursuant to this bill, offenses for distribution or possession with intent to distribute marijuana or hash are now considered disorderly persons offense and can be exp...

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed bill A5823 which restores voting rights to over 80,000 people on probation or parole for indictable criminal offenses in New Jersey.

The bill noted that “voting is both a fundamental right and a civic duty.

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