April 01, 2024
A New Jersey city's lawsuit demanding clarity over whether state or federal law governs off-duty pot use for cops could help cannabis and employment lawyers navigate a growing battle between workers' rights and workplace safety.
February 07, 2024
The New Jersey State Policemen's Benevolent Association said Wednesday that a federal gun control law and the state's cannabis legalization law don't clash with each other, supporting the state attorney general and police's bid to toss Jersey City's suit in federal court.
February 01, 2024
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin urged a judge to toss Jersey City's suit seeking a declaration that state-level pot legalization is preempted by the Gun Control Act of 1968, pointing to a carveout in the federal law for legal cannabis users who are armed during the course of their work.
January 26, 2024
The Jersey City, New Jersey, police officers' union has voluntarily become a defendant in the city's lawsuit over off-duty use of marijuana by members of the police force, saying some aspects of the case are not fully addressed by the other defendants.
January 01, 2024
In the coming year, May 6 looms large for New Jersey court watchers with two high-profile federal bribery cases scheduled to go to trial. One case — the prosecution of two former executives of Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. — has taken years to get to trial. The other case — which accuses Sen. Robert Menendez, his wife and three businessmen of a bribery conspiracy — is proceeding much more swiftly, with the indictments having been handed down on Sept. 22.
October 17, 2023
New Jersey's second-largest city has filed a federal lawsuit in an effort to prevent its police officers from using the state's cannabis legalization law to justify their off-duty marijuana use, arguing that the cops are bound by a federal law that prohibits those who own or possess firearms from indulging in certain controlled substances.