The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that the state's criminal record expungement law only applies to crimes committed during a single, uninterrupted event. The court declined to apply the law to those who had committed a crime over the course of multiple days or who happened to be convicted of multiple crimes during the same court proceeding. The court noted that the legislature could expand the statute to cover those situations if it so desired. Read more at NorthJersey.com.
Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Shirley Abrahamson is contemplating whether to appeal the final federal district court ruling dismissing her suit to regain the title of chief justice. Abrahamson lost the title in the wake of a voter referendum changing the selection method for the chief justice earlier this year. Abrahamson is the most senior justice on the court, but the constitutional amendment moved the chief justice from a seniority position to one elected by the membership of the court. Read more at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
