PATERSON — The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office had no authority to take over the operations of the Paterson Police Department 21 months ago, a state appellate court ruled on Wednesday.

A Florida man who ran a stop sign and killed a pedestrian in Paterson in 2019 has been found guilty of reckless vehicular ...

an appeals court ruled Wednesday. The New Jersey Appellate Division said Attorney General Matt Platkin had no authority to “supersede,” or take over, Paterson's police force in March 2023 ...

Witnesses in the NJ AG's election fraud case against Councilman Michael Jackson have recanted their statements against him, a ...

PATERSON, N.J. — The Paterson Police Department is once again under local control. A New Jersey appeals court ruled Wednesday that Attorney General Matt Platkin overstepped his authority when he ...

Platkin, seized control of the Paterson Police Department in March 2023. He vowed to appeal a ruling that found he had overstepped his authority. By Tracey Tully A New Jersey appellate court ruled ...

PATERSON — Basking in the court order invalidating the state attorney general's takeover of the Police Department, Mayor Andre Sayegh made it clear during a press conference Thursday that he ...

rulings that cited New Jersey’s laws protecting people with disabilities. But Paterson continued the legal battle by going to the appellate court. “There is no dispute that George Meadows is ...

The Trump administration sued four New Jersey cities over their so-called sanctuary city policies aimed at prohibiting police ...

NJ Attorney General Exceeded Authority by Taking Over Paterson Police, Court Finds TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's top law enforcement official overstepped his authority last year when he took ...