Posted by Shaaliyah T. Lyons. Background: On one Saturday night around 11:00pm stopped at a light, I looked up and realized I was being pulled over on Central Ave., in East Orange New Jersey. Already in the far-right lane, I moved over slightly to get out the way of traffic. I turned the car off and …
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In class, students learn about bribery of public officials and its criminal penalties. Bribery can also be an ethics violation. Generally, public officials are prohibited from accepting gifts in relation to their official duties. Both federal and state governments have fashioned rules regarding acceptance of gifts and these rules can extend to family members. In Section …
The United States Supreme Court has denied certiorari leaving in place a ruling by the D.C. Circuit that a fee cap set by the Federal Reserve Bank at $.24 per transaction. Each time a customer swipes his or her debit card, a retailer is charged the fee. Retailers complained when the Fed appeared to be …
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Posted by Mihran Naltchayan. Watching the news earlier, I heard a report that the juvenile ages among the states in the United States are all different. I always thought that any person eighteen or younger is considered a juvenile. That is a false assumption on my part. In New York, Connecticut, and North Carolina, a juvenile …
Posted by Shaaliyah T. Lyons. Background: On one Saturday night around 11:00pm stopped at a light, I looked up and realized I was being pulled over on Central Ave., in East Orange New Jersey. Already in the far-right lane, I moved over slightly to get out the way of traffic. I turned the car off and …
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Posted by Shaaliyah T. Lyons. Background: On one Saturday night around 11:00pm stopped at a light, I looked up and realized I was being pulled over on Central Ave., in East Orange New Jersey. Already in the far-right lane, I moved over slightly to get out the way of traffic. I turned the car off and …
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Posted by Mihran Naltchayan. On January 16, 2012 around 1:30am, there was a burglary at a jewelry store named “Taline’s Jewelry” in Edgewater, NJ. Burglary is the breaking and entering into a building with the intent to commit a felony therein. The jewelry store was arranged with a front display space, and the store next door …
Posted by Shaaliyah T. Lyons. Background: On one Saturday night around 11:00pm stopped at a light, I looked up and realized I was being pulled over on Central Ave., in East Orange New Jersey. Already in the far-right lane, I moved over slightly to get out the way of traffic. I turned the car off and …
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In class, students learn about bribery of public officials and its criminal penalties. Bribery can also be an ethics violation. Generally, public officials are prohibited from accepting gifts in relation to their official duties. Both federal and state governments have fashioned rules regarding acceptance of gifts and these rules can extend to family members. In Section …
Posted by Alex Law. A lawsuit had been filed on Wednesday, February 14th, against the New York and Atlantic Railway Company for the unfair treatment of 18 railway workers. According to one of the railway workers, Mario Pesantez, the railway company has denied the workers safety equipment, as well as withholding proper training. Furthermore, Pesantez …
