B.H., v. Board of Trustees, Public Employees’ Retirement System, Submitted by New Jersey Civil Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. In September 2012, B.H. (petitioner ) sent a text message to her boyfriend’s children dictating what she wanted to say. The first message told the children that their dad’s been injured in an accident and she left a…
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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…