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State v. Omar Vega-Larregui
What do the NJ Attorney General, Assoc of Criminal Defense Lawyers and NJ State Bar Association have in common? They all push to advance the cause of justice, but from different angles and inspired by competing agendas. Except in the unanimous opposition to conducting Virtual Grand Juries. 

The 1947 Constitution and Winberry v. Salisbury gave the NJ Supreme Court clear authority over the running of the Court system. A unanimous NJ Supreme Court upheld its own policy and virtual grand juries will continue through the pandemic.

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Hager v. M&K Construction - NJ Supreme Court makes a big splash ordering a workers compensation carrier to pay for the injured workers medical marijuana. The Court explained although marijauna remains illegal per federal law, Congress has expressly deprived federal law enforcement of funds to interfere with state medical marijuana regimes for (7) consecutive years. Competent medical testimony reveals marijuana as the best pain management (20) years after a concrete truck explosion that flattened him like a pancake. A pebble in the pond of marijuana law with plenty of ripples!


State v. Ramirez and Orozco - accomplice liability jury charge clarified after horrible death of a two year old child at the hands of one or both of the baby’s parents - remand for re-trial on manslaughter.


Huggins v. Aquilar - car dealer loaner car “garage policy” may not have an escape clause excluding coverage. Dealer policies must have $100,000/$250,000 policies - the NJ Supreme Court reformed the garage policy accordingly.


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Judge Nelson C. Johnson - Round 2
The Battle for Justice Continues between Mayor Hague and Arthur T. Vanderbilt – a battle that both Won. Vanderbilt got government and Court reform. He becomes the first legitimate Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. Hague puts the Democrat Party in a powerful position on a Statewide basis and creates his own Hudson County “welfare” system.
 Were they always ”good guys”? Not a chance. Were they effective? Beyond any expectation!
Darrow's Nightmare -  Nelson Johnson’s newest book drops April 20, 2021 - get it and read it so you can brag about the book before it becomes another smash hit - like HBO’s Boardwalk Empire!
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State v. Lopez- Carerra and Molchor and Rios
When NJ criminal justice collides with ICE.  Defendant deported to Guatemala with serious NJ charges pending. Ruling - NJ cannot detain a criminal defendant even if the release means the defendant will be imminently deported.

Rachel Wainer Apter - NJ Supreme Court Nominee - NJ Law Journal coverage.

Governor Murphy nominates to replace retiring Justice LaVecchia on the NJ Supreme Court. Nominee Apter’s credentials include a perfect 1600 on the SAT, Penn undergrad, Harvard Law School, US S Ct clerkship with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Ms. Apter’s practice has included big time litigation such as:
Gay Wedding Cake Case
Apple v. Samsung
Detained Immigrants and Separated Family cases
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State v. Outland - McDonald's robbery with a fake gun. Defendant’s right to represent himself at trial.  Remanded for a new trial where the defendant can represent himself. 
Haley v. Board of Review - Arrested and detained for two months State dismisses all charges. Unemployment benefits denied.  Remanded for reconsideration of the claimants entitlement to benefits.
State v. Dunbrack and Rodriguez - Failure to add a lesser-included offense to a vicious robbery – namely theft not plain error. Conviction Affirmed.
State v. Maisonet - Last Minute to request a trial adjournment in order to explore the possibility of hiring private defense counsel denied. Conviction Affirmed. Defendant offered in conclusion be reasons and no likelihood of actually securing alternate counsel to undertake his murder trial defense in a timely fashion.

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New Jersey Superior Court Judge Nelson Johnson (Ret.) is the author of Boardwalk Empire -  New York Times best-selling book and inspiration for the smash HBO hit. His book Battleground New Jersey drops the reader directly into the titanic battle between two people critical to evolution of the New Jersey governance and the Court System.  Our first Chief Justice Arthur T. Vanderbilt and his nemesis Jersey City Mayor Frank Hague. Please enjoy Part 1.
Judge Johnson's upcoming book – release date April 20, 2021 deals with one of our most famous lawyers Clarence Darrow. The book is called Darrow's Nightmare. Pre-order!!
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