The warrants being considered are at least 15 years old and include 355,619 for parking tickets and 348,631 tickets for moving violations. The rest are for minor local offenses.
It's no secret: Many municipal courts in New Jersey have become de-facto money making machines, collecting more than $400 million in revenue last year.
The lawsuit was brought by a rescue squad official who was fired, he says, after having an affair with a volunteer and then pursuing a divorce from his wife, who also worked for the squad.
Court's ruling Thursday keeps the state from having its unfunded liability increased by about $17.5 billion — and erodes value of public employee pensions.
Richard Willis, 53, was convicted of brutally raping a heroin-addicted prostitute in his car in Plainfield in 2006. Supreme Court says jury should not have heard a different woman testify that he tried to rape her years earlier.
The lab worker has not been charged with a crime but a state criminal investigation continues and questions remain about what this could mean for drug defendants across the sate.
On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved the re-nomination of New Jersey Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner, after a deal brokered by the offices of Gov. Chris Christie and Senate President Stephen Sweeney that broke a logjam over high court nominees.
The two Supreme Court nominees who were the subject of a deal between Gov. Chris Christie and New Jersey's Senate president will get confirmation hearings Monday.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has announced a deal with the state senate president that ends a four-and-a-half year stalemate over Supreme Court appointments.