Gurbir Grewal Archives - New Jersey Globe

Corrections officer gets 7 years for smuggling drugs into jail

September 13, 2019 3:38 pm

A corrections officer at the Southern State Correctional Facility was sentenced to seven years in prison for smuggling drugs to inmates in exchange for money Friday. A jury found Steven Saunders, 51, guilty of smuggling oxycodone, marijuana and tobacco to...

Murphy creating vape task force

September 12, 2019 10:24 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy announced the creation of a task force to blunt hazards associated with electronic cigarettes. The task force, which will be led by Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli, will submit its report recommending executive and legislative actions to prevent...

New Jersey joins lawsuit challenging Homeland Security rule on immigrant detention

August 26, 2019 1:14 pm

New Jersey has joined a multi-state lawsuit challenging a federal government rule that permits the detention of immigrant families indefinitely despite any social or physical harm that might cause immigrant children. New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal claims the rule...

Judge suspends right-to-die law

August 15, 2019 4:23 pmAugust 15, 2019 4:24 pm

A Mercer County Superior Court judge approved a restraining order blocking New Jersey’s newly-enacted right-to-die law. Judge Paul Innes will hear arguments from the attorney general’s office and attorneys for Joseph Glassman, the physician who filed the suit, on October...

Dover mayor accused of politicizing Colombia Festival

August 8, 2019 6:07 pm

A group of Dover residents that include the leaders of the local Democratic organization are asking the state Attorney General to investigate whether Mayor James P. Dodd used a taxpayer-funded Colombian Festival to pitch voters for his re-election campaign. Critics...

NJ sues Trump administration over reduced fuel efficiency penalties

August 2, 2019 2:43 pmAugust 5, 2019 11:08 am

State Attorney general Gurbir Grewal announced a lawsuit against the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over the agency’s recently-approved 60% cut of penalties for violations of fuel-efficiency standards. “Fuel efficiency standards are the heart of our country’s efforts to improve...

New Jersey gets settlement from Cisco systems over cybersecurity holes

August 1, 2019 10:45 am

New Jersey is participating in a $6 million settlement with Cisco Systems over video surveillance systems sold by the company that were vulnerable to electronic attacks. “We take cybersecurity seriously here in New Jersey,” Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said. “Enforcement...