After years of steady declines in violent and other criminal activity in New Jersey, the COVID-19 pandemic has coincided with increases in crime both here in New Jersey and around the country. While New Jersey still has much...more
Trust is the cornerstone of safe and effective law enforcement. In New Jersey and around the country, building trust among police and the communities they serve has always been a challenge, but after the murder of George...more
The use of force policy issued this week by Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and a coalition of law enforcement and community leaders will serve as a national model and represents another groundbreaking step forward for New...more
Our most important and most complicated legal disputes and many of our most serious criminal matters are decided in federal court. But federal district courts around the country are extremely shorthanded, suffering from a...more
Over the past few days, the federal government and the governors of hard-hit states such as New York and New Jersey have issued guidance and executive orders listing the industries and business functions that are “essential”...more
Crisis can create opportunity for business, but not all those opportunities are legal. Shortly after Superstorm Sandy slammed the Northeast, we in the offices of the New York and New Jersey Attorneys General warned businesses...more
New Jersey is fourth in a race it does not want to win—only New York, Washington, and California have more COVID-19 confirmed cases. And recent trends suggest our placement on this grim list may continue to move up. The need...more