Man fatally shot and dumped in quiet Federal Hill lot
Man found shot to death in East Cross Street parking lot as mystery deepens BALTIMORE, MD – A man was found dead from a gunshot wound early Saturday morning in a parking…
Federal Judge Allows Ponzi Imitidation Case Against Prominent Lakewood Religious Figures to Continue
Lakewood, NJ – An attempt by lawyers to quash a lawsuit by victims of a Ponzi scheme in Lakewood has failed as a federal judge ruled the case will continue. The judge…
Federal judge orders release of Afghan national detained by ICE, citing due process and statutory protections
Baltimore, MD — A federal judge in Maryland has ordered the release of Ajmal Afghan, an Afghan national detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), finding that his confinement violated federal…
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit accusing Yankees minority owner of betraying minor league teams in MLB negotiations
Newark, NJ – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Jackson Baseball Club, which accused Yankees minority owner Marvin Goldklang and his firm, M.S. Goldklang & Co., of breaching…
Federal judge partially grants motion to block Springfield police subpoena for social media records
Newark, NJ – A federal magistrate judge has partially granted a motion by attorney Rajeh A. Saadeh to quash a subpoena issued by Springfield Township police to Meta Platforms, Inc., in connection…
Federal judge dismisses shareholder suit alleging takeover scheme at Avis Budget Group
Newark, NJ – A federal judge has dismissed a shareholder derivative lawsuit accusing Avis Budget Group’s board and its largest investor, SRS Investment Management, of orchestrating an improper control scheme that misled…
Federal judge orders fraud case over unfulfilled business deal to proceed to trial
Camden, NJ – A federal judge has denied summary judgment in a long-running contract and fraud dispute involving a proprietary driver-history database and an alleged unpaid commission, clearing the way for the…
Federal judge denies New Jersey convicted killer’s appeal in 1997 murder case
Newark, NJ – A New Jersey man convicted of murder and weapons offenses in connection with a 1997 shooting was denied federal habeas relief this week after a district court found no…
Federal judge denies motion to double damages in Maryland postal crash lawsuit
Baltimore, MD — A federal judge has denied a motion by Peter Kilchenstein, a Maryland man suing the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), to increase his damages demand…
Federal court overturns Social Security denial for New Jersey man suffering from severe depression and anxiety
Newark, NJ – A New Jersey man who was denied disability insurance benefits by the Social Security Administration has won his appeal in federal court after a judge ruled that the agency’s…
Judge clears release of Trump assassination probe records to Congress and federal agencies
PITTSBURGH, PA – A federal judge has ruled that records gathered by a grand jury investigating the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, may be disclosed to Congress and…
Booker and Kim push for more gun restrictions, federal firearms license
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senators Cory Booker and Andy Kim, both Democrats from New Jersey, have reintroduced the Federal Firearm Licensing Act, a bill designed to create a national licensing system for gun…
Bad News for New Jersey: Clinton Appointed Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Offshore Wind Moratorium
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ. – There’s some bad news for the Jersey Shore today as a progressive judge in Massachusetts just delivered a blow to President Trump’s offshore wind moratorium that had put…
Federal judge dismisses inmate’s lawsuit seeking pay for unearned work credits
TRENTON, NJ – A federal judge in New Jersey has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a state prisoner who claimed he was entitled to monetary compensation for work credits he cannot use…
Federal judge denies inmate’s request for court-appointed lawyer in civil rights case
TRENTON, NJ – A federal judge in the District of New Jersey has denied a motion filed by state prisoner Abdul Alim Amin Abdullah seeking court-appointed pro bono counsel in his civil…
Lakewood area men involved in $1.8 million federal loan scam
TOMS RIVER, N.J. – Three Toms River men admitted participating in a multimillion dollar mortgage fraud scheme and one of the individuals also admitted fraudulently obtaining more than $1.8 million of federal…
Federal judge allows inmate’s negligence suit against U.S. to proceed after Fairton prison assault
CAMDEN, NJ – A federal judge has denied the U.S. government’s attempt to dismiss a negligence lawsuit filed by an inmate who was brutally attacked at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Fairton…
Federal court grants amendment in lawsuit over alleged phone hacking tied to New Jersey divorce case
NEWARK, NJ – A federal magistrate judge has ruled on a motion to amend a lawsuit involving a contentious divorce dispute that spilled into civil court, with allegations of electronic surveillance, unauthorized…
Federal judge refuses to release illegal alien detained at Delaney Hall for flight risk
NEWARK, NJ – A federal judge in New Jersey has dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by a detained noncitizen after ruling that the petitioner, Jhonathan Steven Chiquito Barzola, had already received…
Open enrollment begins for Get Covered New Jersey as federal aid wanes
TRENTON, N.J. – Open Enrollment for Get Covered New Jersey, the state’s official health insurance marketplace, begins Saturday, giving residents a chance to review coverage options amid looming federal changes that will…