Second Circuit rules states may sue power companies over CO2 emissions
September 22, 2009
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Monday that states can sue power companies for emitting carbon dioxide, allegedly contributing to global warming [JURIST news archive]. The ruling came in a lawsuit brought by eight states â?? California,....... [more] 
Federal agents arrest 44 including politicians in New Jersey corruption probe
July 24, 2009
[JURIST] The FBI arrested and charged 44 people [press release; complaints, PDF] on a variety of conspiracy, extortion, money laundering, and corruption counts Thursday, including several local politicians. The FBI said that the investigation, which began as an investigation of a money laundering ri....... [more]
Supreme Court rules school strip search violates Fourth Amendment
June 25, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Thursday ruled [opinion, PDF] in Safford United School District #1 v. Redding [Cornell LII backgrounder; JURIST report] that a strip search of a school student violated her Fourth Amendment rights but that school officials who....... [more]
Federal judge dismisses Iraq war legality lawsuit
May 20, 2009
[JURIST] A judge in the US District Court of New Jersey [official website] dismissed [opinion, PDF] a lawsuit Tuesday brought by the Constitutional Litigation Clinic at the Rutgers School of Law [academic website] alleging that former president George W. Bush [official profile] violated Congress's c....... [more]
New Jersey high court bars sex offender residence restrictions
May 8, 2009
[JURIST] The New Jersey Supreme Court [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] Thursday that local ordinances prohibiting convicted sex offenders (CSOs) from living near schools, playgrounds, and other public areas were preempted by the state's Megan's Law [text] and, therefore, invalid. The court af....... [more]
Federal court sentences Fort Dix conspirators to life in prison
April 29, 2009
[JURIST] The five men convicted of plotting to kill US soldiers at Fort Dix [official website] have been giving sentences ranging from 33 years to life in prison. Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer was given a life sentence [UPI report] by a federal judge at the US District Court for the District of New Jersey....... [more]
Guantanamo detainee lawsuit claims torture prior to authorization of techniques
April 24, 2009
[JURIST] The lawyer for Guantanamo Bay [JURIST news archive] detainee Rafiq Alhami [NYT profile] filed suit Thursday in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey [official website] alleging that Alhami was tortured before the Bush administration approved of the techniques. The suit claims....... [more]
Federal judge upholds guilty verdicts in Fort Dix conspiracy
March 5, 2009
[JURIST] A federal judge at the US District Court for the District of New Jersey [official website] on Thursday upheld the guilty verdicts [text, PDF] reached by a jury against five men convicted of plotting to kill US soldiers at Fort Dix [official website]. The five men, Serdar Tatar, Mohamad Ibra....... [more]
New Jersey judge grants divorce to same-sex couple married in Canada
February 8, 2009
[JURIST] A judge in New Jersey granted a divorce Friday to a lesbian couple married in Canada. Speaking from the bench, Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson said her decision was in harmony with the state's tradition of recognizing valid marriages....... [more]
Federal court finds 5 guilty of Fort Dix conspiracy
December 22, 2008
'[JURIST] Five men were found guilty Monday in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey of plotting to kill US soldiers at Fort Dix. The five men, Serdar Tatar, Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer, Dritan Duka, Eljvir Duka, and Shain Duka, were....... [more]
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