UNPUBLISHED OPINION. CHECK COURT RULES BEFORE CITING Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division. Sharon A.F. MIKEN, Plaintiff-Respondent/Cross-Appellant, v. Jane F. HIND, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Respondent. Argued May 19, 2009.Decided June 18, 2009. West KeySummary Divorce 134 252.3(3) 134 Divorce 134V Alimony, Allowances, and Disposition of Property 134k248 Disposition of Property 134k252.3 Particular Property or Interests and …
Burlington County Times: Lask’s Strip Search Civil Rights Case
Court: Jail strip searches illegalBy: DANIELLE CAMILLI Thu, Feb 12 2009Burlington County Times Strip searches of inmates held for minor offenses at the Burlington and Essex county jails are unconstitutional, a federal judge has ruled.U.S. District Court Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez’s Feb. 4 decision holds both county detention centers liable and could cost both counties …
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North Jersey.Com: Lask’s Strip Search Class Action Win
Strip-search ruling may aid suits against jails Thursday, February 12, 2009 BY PETER J. SAMPSONNorthJersey.comSTAFF WRITER A federal judge’s ruling that blanket strip searches at two county jails violated the constitutional rights of people detained for minor offenses is likely to add ammunition to similar class-action suits pending against Bergen and other counties in New …
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Daily Record : Lask’s Prison Strip Search gets Class Action Win
Essex, Burlington jails liable for strip searchesBy DAVID PORTER • Associated Press • February 12, 2009 NEWARK — A bureaucratic mix-up landed Albert Florence in the Burlington County Jail in 2005. Unable to convince police that he had paid the traffic fine he was now accused of ignoring, Florence was arrested and forced to submit …
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Criminal Defense Blog : Lask Congratulated for Strip Search Fight
http://criminaldefenseblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/taking-on-corrections-they-just-think.htmlWednesday, February 11, 2009Taking On Corrections: “They Just Think The Law Stops At Their Door”The most important rule of practicing criminal law, a rule never taught in Criminal Procedure in law school, is to be nice to court staff. Clerks that don’t like you can conveniently forget to bring your client’s file, the bailiff who …
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Philadelphia Inquirer : Lask Interview on Strip Search Ruling
Posted on Wed, Feb. 11, 2009 Jail strip-searches ruled unconstitutionalBy Troy Graham Phila Inquirer Staff Writer The policy of strip-searching inmates held for minor offenses at the Burlington and Essex County jails is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled this month. More than 10,000 people arrested for minor crimes have been strip-searched at the facilities since …
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NJ Law Journal : Details of Lask’s Strip Search Class Action Win
Strip Searches of Those Arrested for Minor Offenses Held UnconstitutionalBy Mary Pat GallagherNew Jersey Law Journal February 11, 2009 A federal judge has held that Burlington and Essex counties violated the Fourth Amendment by blanket strip searches of defendants charged with non-indictable offenses, such as traffic and child-support violations. U.S. District Judge Joseph Rodriguez said …
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