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A week after the bill was approved by both houses, bar members said their clients were increasingly being transferred to remote out-of-state ICE facilities in the South, some with records of abuse, and away from their attorneys and families. We re asking the governor to veto the bill or consider imposing standards that would improve immigration detention and protect due process rights of the detainees, said Lisa Chapman, a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association.
Murphy s legal counsel asked for recommendations from the bar association to support its request for a veto. Recommendations for alternative legislation included a 2012 white paper on improving standards for immigration detention.
NJ Supreme Court puts limits on stops for obscured license plates
Published: August 2, 2021
The Supreme Court ruled that tickets for obscured license plates can be issued if phrases are obscured, but not if they remain legible. The photo shows a real license plate, but the picture has been altered to protect the identity. (Townsquare Media NJ)
TRENTON – Traffic stops for obstructed license plates are legitimate only if entire phrases, such as Garden State, are rendered illegible, the state Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision issued Monday.
In recent years, well over 100,000 drivers a year have been ticketed for having a license plate frame that conceals or obscures at least part of the print on the plate. But the court said it would be absurd to allow tickets any time a marking on a license plate is slightly covered.
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