The New Jersey Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments about the process needed to safeguard state constitutional privacy rights. In New Jersey, a warrant is currently required to access telephone billing records. Another New Jersey Supreme Court ruling from the 1980s, State v. Hunt, established that the New Jersey State Constitution grants privacy protections […]
Many of our clients ask about filing a direct appeal in a state criminal case. They usually want to know: what is it? Can it help me? Should I do it? What is it? A direct appeal is the first stage in the appellate process. In state criminal court in Florida, there are lower level […]
Is your federal attorney’s performance satisfactory? A criminal defendant at a recent federal trial in Chicago was strapped to a wheelchair because he repeatedly interrupted by objecting to nearly everything and at one point tried to walk out of the courtroom. As a result, the judge had the courtroom staff strap him down to a […]
“Police Tape,” allows users to record, store and share video and audio of police encounters and includes a guide to citizens’ rights. Citizens can hold law enforcement accountable with “Police Tape,” a smartphone application from the ACLU of New Jersey. The app also has a feature that provides legal information about citizens’ rights when interacting […]
The allegations against Mary Grettenberger are completely unfounded and she is innocent of animal cruelty. If guilty of anything, she is guilty of loving and caring too much for the dogs that she rescues before they are killed by the Hillsborough County Animal Services shelter. These allegations appear to be the result of a careless, […]
Our family is devastated by the loss of our dear family member Terry Guerrier. We ask that anyone who knows or hears of anything regarding the murder of Terry, please cooperate with the authorities so that whoever is responsible can be brought to justice. We ask for privacy during this time of mourning and request […]