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BREAKING: Justices Decline To Double-Punish Gun Defendant law360.com/criminalpracti…

'Executive Office' Under Fire: 'As Illegitimate as Alina Habba' law.com/njlawjournal/2…

“There is no U.S. Attorney ... The statutory mechanisms Congress provided remain fully available. The Administration should now use one of them. Alternatively, the judges of the District of New Jersey should act under 28 U.S.C. § 546(d).” #h.ne3du3gs0bqi" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">acdlnj.org/#h.ne3du3gs0bqi

Trump administration to defend Alina Habba's tenure as top New Jersey prosecutor kget.com/national-news/…

BREAKING: Judge rules against Alina Habba remaining Acting U.S. Attorney. "Faced with the question of whether Ms. Habba is lawfully performing the functions and duties of the office of the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, I conclude that she is not"

Lawyers predict more 'mischief' if court okays Alina Habba lawandcrime.com/high-profile/l…

WLG filed its first brief today, challenging Alina Habba's appointment as acting US Attorney. WLG's James Pearce will argue the case on Friday in DNJ. All in all, a good start. Read the brief here: washingtonlitigationgroup.org/news/washingto…

A federal judge deferred ruling on a New Jersey criminal defendant’s challenge of Alina Habba’s appointment as acting US attorney, saying he wanted to more fully consider the dispute before reaching a decision. news.bloomberglaw.com/white-collar-a…

Petitioner's merits brief filed in Case v. Montana, the Supreme Court's first real Fourth Amendment case in several years, on the standard for warrantless entry to a home for purposes of rendering emergency aid. supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/24/2…

Sentencing Law and Policy: Quick recap of US Supreme Court's major criminal justice opinions for OT 2024 sentencing.typepad.com/sentencing_law…

A New Trump Plan Gives DHS and the White House Greater Influence in the Fight Against Organized Crime — ProPublica propublica.org/article/stephe…

BREAKING: Top Court Limits Sentencing Factors For Release Violations law360.com/whitecollar/ar…

The Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey proudly celebrated its 41st Annual Installation Reception where we welcomed Joshua C. Gillette as our President and presented the Whipple Award to John A. Azzarello Congratulations to all!

Marshals’ Data Shows Spike in Threats Against Federal Judges nytimes.com/2025/05/27/us/…

With ACDL-NJ as amicus, NJ Supreme Court unanimously holds defendant in DV restraining order hearing may invoke Fifth Amendment privilege without a resulting adverse inference. njcourts.gov/system/files/c…

The court holds: A defendant who induces a victim to enter into a transaction under materially false pretenses may be convicted of federal fraud even if the defendant did not seek to cause the victim economic loss.

Statement of Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin on Charges Announced by Interim U.S. Attorney.