While the media fervor surrounding NFL player Adrian Peterson and the child abuse allegations against him have largely died down, the case still raises some important questions. Peterson’s response to the public outrage after he hit his young son repeatedly with a switch was equally as upsetting. Peterson said he was disciplined similarly as a child, and he did not…

New Jersey criminal attorney and Assemblyman Jon Bramnick spoke to Atlantic City prosecutors last week, urging them to consider a lesser sentence for Shaneen Allen, a Pennsylvania mother of two facing a three-year prison sentence in New Jersey. When Allen was pulled over in Atlantic City earlier this year, she told the officer she was carrying a legally registered gun.…

If you’ve been charged with a municipal crime in New Jersey, you may have the option of accepting community service instead of a fine. Earlier this year, Gov. Chris Christie signed legislation that would provide leniency to some offenders who do not have the ability to pay the financial penalties associated with their convictions. The law, which amends N.J.S.A. 2B:12-23.1,…