Law & Crime

Newark, NJ – A federal judge has affirmed the Social Security Administration’s decision to deny disability insurance benefits to a 60-year-old Essex County woman who claimed she could not work …

Camden, NJ – A New Jersey federal magistrate judge has approved a request for attorney fees totaling $28,450.25 in a long-running Social Security disability case, ruling the amount reasonable under …

Hempstead, NY – A federal magistrate judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Hofstra University student who claimed the school mishandled sexual assault allegations against him, ruling that his …

Brooklyn, NY – A federal judge has denied a habeas corpus petition filed by Levy Robinson, who is serving a decades-long sentence for a violent 2012 home invasion in which …

Judge grants Strike 3 Holdings subpoena to identify alleged copyright infringer in NJ case Newark, NJ – A federal magistrate judge has granted Strike 3 Holdings, LLC permission to subpoena …

Newark, NJ – A federal judge has ruled that portions of a lawsuit filed by former Hudson County prosecutor William N. Specht can proceed, while other claims have been dismissed, …

Trenton, NJ – New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin has joined 21 other states in a sweeping legal move to block a proposed Trump administration rule that would end …

Newark, NJ – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former Essex County College nursing student who claimed he was unfairly removed from the school’s registered nurse …

NEW YORK, NY – A quiet holiday evening in Midtown turned into a major crime scene after a woman was raped inside a commercial building near West 36th Street and …

GAITHERSBURG, MD — A confrontation involving a group of juveniles armed with BB guns turned violent early Sunday morning, leaving two adult men hospitalized with stab wounds after a chaotic …

WILMINGTON, DE — A Pennsylvania man with a long history of impaired driving was arrested Saturday night after he allegedly drove off Interstate 95 and showed signs of drug impairment, …

WINOOSKI, VT — A man heading home from work was left seriously injured after a road rage altercation turned violent, ending with another driver allegedly attempting to gouge out his …

BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, NJ — A man who allegedly sped through a densely packed public event on a motorcycle, ignoring police attempts to stop him, was charged and released without bail …

WILKES-BARRE, PA — A police investigation into a reported assault escalated into an armed standoff late Saturday, after a man opened fire on officers attempting to serve a search warrant …

CAMDEN, NJ – Friday — A high-profile lawsuit brought by federal prisoners alleging the mishandling of COVID-19 protocols at Fort Dix prison has been dismissed after a New Jersey federal …

TRENTON, NJ – Friday — A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit brought by Nedal Elfar against Holmdel Township and three of its police officers may proceed in part, …

SALEM TOWNSHIP, PA – Saturday — Authorities are searching for a former tenant who is now wanted for attempted homicide after an improvised explosive device detonated beneath a man operating …

NEWARK, NJ – A New Jersey federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a longtime professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology who claimed the university copied and …

CENTRAL ISLIP, NY – A federal judge has dismissed a Suffolk County woman’s lawsuit against Walmart after finding there was no evidence the retail giant had prior knowledge of the …

Judge allows porn copyright firm to unmask anonymous downloader in Brooklyn case BROOKLYN, NY – A federal judge has granted Strike 3 Holdings, a California-based adult film company, permission to …

Paramus hits American Dream mall with lawsuit over Sunday store openings in blue law battle PARAMUS, NJ — Paramus is taking its fight to court after discovering that more than …

Toms River, NJ — In a blunt and fiery post on Truth Social this week, Donald Trump confirmed what I suspected but few were willing to say out loud: former …

Medford, NJ – A caregiver at a Medford Township adult care facility has been charged after investigators say he beat an autistic man under his supervision with a cord, leaving …

BROOKLYN, NY – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a New York City public school employee who claimed the Department of Education retaliated against her for protected …

BROOKLYN, NY – A federal judge has dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a New York inmate who claimed his robbery conviction was unconstitutional, ruling that the petition was …