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Maybe things aren’t so clear for Jack Ciattarelli.
The Election Law Enforcement Commission yesterday announced it would hold an emergency session Thursday. It didn’t say the reason. It just said the matter will be discussed in executive session. That means secret.
N.J. can resume issuing new medical marijuana licenses after court ruling settles lawsuit
Updated Feb 18, 2021;
The state can resume its review of nearly 150 medical marijuana license applications that have sat untouched for more than a year, thanks to a ruling from a state appellate court Thursday.
The court ruled against all but one medical marijuana license applicant rejected by the Department of Health in 2019. It upheld the department’s denial of seven other applications.
The case, which consolidated eight applicants rejected in an initial review, halted the expansion of New Jersey’s strained medical marijuana program in late 2019 when the court granted a stay in the process. Now, with the stay lifted, the Health Department can reopen its review of 146 applications the state put on hold and resume the process of issuing as many as 24 new licenses.
Springsteen has a date in an obscure court where drinking, speeding and lewdness are often on the docket
Updated Feb 14, 2021;
Posted Feb 13, 2021
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They call it enclave court.
It’s where you go for low-level offenses like speeding, traffic violations or DWI, when they have been committed in a federal enclave like the Gateway National Recreation area.
And that’s where Bruce Springsteen will have his day in court.
“It is essentially municipal court in the federal courthouse,” explained defense attorney Lee Vartan of Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi in West Orange.
Federal properties like Gateway or Fort Dix have jurisdiction over state offenses that occur in their areas. While adjudicated through the federal courts, the kind of cases heard in enclave court are typically traffic offenses, possession of small amounts of marijuana, DWI and at Sandy Hook, often public lewdness on the beaches there.
Hudson County View
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“Ms. Suarez, no stranger to making history, if confirmed would become the first Latina United States Attorney in New Jersey history. A proud daughter of immigrants and a product of a working class community in Hudson County, Ms. Suarez has proven to be a servant leader,” the group said in a statement.
“From her notable practice representing governmental entities to her bipartisan appointment as a state court judge and chief county prosecutor, Ms. Suarez has a record of lifting diverse communities all while weathering with grace the tumultuous political scorn that afflict those that break molds.”
Hudson prosecutor receives two more endorsements for U.S. Attorney
Updated Feb 01, 2021;
Posted Feb 01, 2021
Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said the office responded properly to a sex assault claim against a Murphy aide. Jersey Journal file EJAEJA
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The endorsements for Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez as New Jersey’s No. 1 federal law enforcement officer are piling up.
Over the weekend, the Police Chiefs Association of Hudson County and the Latino American Democratic Association (LADA) announced their support for the Bayonne native for U.S. Attorney for New Jersey after Craig Carpenito resigned last month.
Suarez, who was a state Superior Court judge before taking over the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in 2015, is one of several people reportedly being considered for the position. Other names often mentioned are Lee Vartan, the son of former Kearny Mayor Leo Vartan, and Henry Klingeman, Jenny Kramer, Phil Sellinger, Jamel Semper and Ric