NJ Cap on Sewage Costs Drives Constitutional Challenge
A New Jersey sewage company claims in a federal complaint Wednesday that it will be bankrupted by a new law that caps how much it can bill towns and villages.
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NJ Court Cracks Down on State Grants to Churches
After a dozen New Jersey churches received millions in taxpayer dollars to carry out repairs, the state’s highest court ruled Wednesday that such grants cannot happen again.
Read moreTropicana Casino Sale to Fetch $1.85 Billion for Icahn
Nearly a decade after saving Tropicana from bankruptcy, billionaire investor Carl Icahn is selling it off for $1.85 billion.
Read moreArmy Wife Gets More Prison Time in Foster Child Abuse Case
Ordered to redo sentencing in a military child-abuse case that made headlines, a federal judge imposed only probation for former Army Maj. John Jackson late Thursday but slightly upped the prison term for Carloyn Jackson
Read moreJohnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay Up for Mesothelioma
Still plagued by allegations that its baby powder causes ovarian cancer, Johnson & Johnson was ordered Wednesday to pay the bulk of a $117 million verdict to a man with the deadly lung cancer mesothelioma.
Read moreFired After Sparring With Fox’s Carlson, Professor Says
A New Jersey community college that fired an adjunct professor after her appearance on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” was hit Monday with free-speech claims.
Read moreMary J. Blige Sued for $9 Million on Mortgage Notes
Accusing Mary J. Blige of falling behind on mortgage payments for two New Jersey homes, Apex Bank brought a $9 million complaint Friday against the star and her ex-husband.
Read moreNYPD Settles Spying Suit With New Jersey Muslims
Years after the New York City Police Department targeted them for surveillance, New Jersey Muslims reached a long-awaited settlement Thursday that awards them thousands of dollars in damages and input toward reform efforts.
Read moreCourt Skewered for Jailing of Indigent NJ Litterbugs
A federal judge issued a blistering condemnation Friday of a New Jersey court that unconstitutionally jails people who cannot pay littering fines.
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A Parlin, New Jersey, man who was arrested eight years ago for running sports survival pools claims in court that Monmouth County prosecutors instituted trumped-up gambling and money-laundering charges so they could keep the nearly $850,000 seized from his bank accounts.
Read more‘Peeping Tom’ Case Revived Over Unfair Footage Demand
Dozens of women who used a bathroom where a janitor had installed spy cams do not have to identify their images to prove their privacy was violated, a New Jersey appeals court ruled.
Read moreLight Homicide Sentence for ‘Melrose Place’ Actress Nixed for 2nd Time
A former “Melrose Place” actress who killed a 60-year-old woman in a drunken-driving crash received too light a sentence, New Jersey’s appeals court ruled.
Read moreDueling Professors Test Court’s Patience in Syllabus Squabble
Putting two professors on the receiving end of a lecture, the Third Circuit criticized the pair at oral arguments Friday for making a literal federal case over their syllabus squabble.
Read moreNJ Court Cracks Light on Wiretap Records for Mobster’s Estate
Prosecutors must let the estate of a dead mobster access sealed wiretap documents for its fight to recoup some seized money, a New Jersey appeals court ruled Tuesday.
Read moreClass Says NY Jets Reneged on Season Ticket Promises
A Connecticut man filed a class action Friday claiming the New York Jets are selling seats that were set aside for purchasers of personal seat licenses to the general public, making the licenses he bought to get season tickets worthless.
Read moreSex Abuse
An alumnus of the prestigious Pingry School claims in court that he was sexually abused as a minor student there in the 1970s by former teachers.
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A part-time sports bettor claims in a federal complaint that he would have won more than $31,000 in a harness race at the New Meadowlands Racetrack but for the proven doping of the winning horse, Tag Up and Go.
Read moreCountry Star’s Widow Blames Promoter for Fatal Crash
Suing the promoters that booked country duo Montgomery Gentry for an air show in rural New Jersey, the widow of Troy Lee Gentry says her husband’s fatal helicopter ride should have stayed grounded.
Read moreCasino Will Check Hotel Rooms, Even With ‘Do Not Disturb’
One of the world’s largest casino companies will check its guests’ hotel rooms every 24 hours, even if they have a “Do Not Disturb” sign hanging on the doorknob.
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