Assisted Suicide In NJ Is For Residents Only, Appeals Court Rules
A federal appeals court has rejected a challenge to New Jersey’s assisted dying law, ruling the state may continue limiting the option to New Jersey residents only.
The decision was issued Friday, Dec. 5, by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, which upheld a lower court ruling that dismissed the lawsuit, according to court records.
In the opening of the opinion, Judge Stephanos Bibas addressed the human stakes behind the case.
"Death brings good things to an end, but rarely neatly," he wrote. "Many terminally ill patients face a grim reality: imminent, painful death. Some may …
Thieves Raided Employee Lockers, Luxury Racks At Westfield's Garden State Plaza, Cops Say
Two out-of-state suspects were arrested after police say they slipped into employee areas at multiple Garden State Plaza stores and tried to steal thousands in luxury merchandise before fleeing the mall.
On Wednesday, Dec. 10, at approximately 3:20 p.m., Paramus police responded to the Westfield Garden State Plaza after mall security alerted the Paramus Anti-Crime Unit to a shoplifting incident at Loft, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said.
Richard Paul Williams, age 44 of Washington, SC, was seen entering the rear employee stock area and opening employee lockers, the chief…
DUI Driver Charged In East Rutherford Turnpike Crash That Seriously Injured Passenger: Njsp
A 26-year-old DUI driver has been arrested in a violent New Jersey Turnpike crash that injured three passengers, according to New Jersey State Police.
On Sunday, Dec. 7 at 6:46 a.m., troopers to the Interchange 19W exit ramp to North Connection Road in East Rutherford for a motor vehicle crash, Tpr. II Christopher Postorino said. The driver, Carlos F. Mejia-Padilla, of East Orange, lost control of a Toyota minivan, traveled along the left metal guardrail, and struck a concrete overhead bridge support pillar, Postorino said.
A 28-year-old male passenger from Dover sustained serious…
Judge Frees Pair Charged With Helping Bridgeton Murder Suspect Flee, Officials Say
A Bridgeton father described by loved ones as a die-hard Eagles fan and the neighborhood “security guard” was shot and killed last month, and three men are now facing charges in connection with the case, authorities announced.
Bridgeton police were dispatched to 39 Nichols St. on Wednesday, Nov. 5, at approximately 8:51 p.m. for a gunshot victim identified as Jamille Wright, 42 of Bridgeton, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae and Bridgeton Police Chief James Battavio said.
Wright was transported for medical treatment, but while paramedics were rendering aid, Wright died, …
