Submitted by New Jersey DWI Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark On May 6th, the NJ Appellate Division, in the case of State v. Parikh ruled that a New Jersey Trooper has jurisdiction to pull over a driver in Pennsylvania due to the concurrent jurisdiction. While approaching the Walt Whitman Bridge traveling west towards Pennsylvania, Defendant Shravan Parikh…
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New Jersey Survivors Justice Act: Sentencing Reform for Abuse Victims
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In January 2026, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a pair of bills known as the Survivors Justice Act (S-4870/A-5968 and S-4871/A-5969). This landmark legislation, championed by Senator Angela V. McKnight, Senator M. Teresa Ruiz, and other lawmakers, amends the state’s criminal code to allow courts…