Gurbir Grewal Archives - New Jersey Globe

Bill creating cooling-off period for prosecutors, attorneys general clears Senate panel

January 14, 2021 2:50 pmJanuary 14, 2021 3:24 pm

A Senate panel unanimously advanced a measure that would bar prosecutors and the state attorney general from seeking or holding elected office for three years after they leave their position Thursday. The measure, sponsored by former Gov. Dick Codey (D-Roseland)...

Official wears wire after sewerage commissioners report bribery attempt

January 14, 2021 3:00 amJanuary 14, 2021 10:39 am

Two commissioners of the Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission acted exactly as they should have when they immediately reporting a bribery attempt to law enforcement. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal charged Omid Bayati, a onetime aide to former Assembly Minority Leader Paul...

New Jersey backs suit seeking to end state income tax collections out-of-state remote workers

December 22, 2020 1:29 pm

New Jersey is backing a federal suit that seeks to block states from collecting income tax on remote work done by non-residents. The state on Tuesday filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to hear a suit filed by...

Grewal announces new use of force policy

December 21, 2020 4:23 pm

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced a set of reforms to the state’s use of force policy, marking the changes to the rules in two decades. The new policies bar officers from using force against civilians unless they first made attempts...

Grewal, 47 other attorneys general launch anti-trust suit against Facebook

December 9, 2020 3:34 pmDecember 9, 2020 7:24 pm

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal and his counterparts from 47 other states launched a massive anti-trust suit against Facebook Wednesday, seeking to split Instagram and WhatsApp off from the social media giant. The federal suit alleges Facebook sought to...

State sues eight firms over predatory loans, abusive collection practices

December 8, 2020 5:12 pmDecember 9, 2020 1:50 pm

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced lawsuits against Yellowstone Capital LLC, it’s parent company and six other firms over allegedly predatory small business loans and abusive collection tactics Tuesday. The state’s suit in Hudson County Superior Court claims the firm and...

Vitale, Singer excoriate Chiropractic Board for reinstating sex offender’s license

December 1, 2020 2:52 pmDecember 1, 2020 3:46 pm

State Sens. Joe Vitale (D-Woodbridge) and Bob Singer (R-Hamilton) condemned the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners for reissuing a professional license to a convicted sex offender. “It is utterly inconceivable that the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners would think it...