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NJ Woman In Wheelchair, 74, Among Group Charged By Feds Following DC Anti-Abortion Protest NJ Woman In Wheelchair, 74, Among Group Charged By Feds Following DC Anti-Abortion Protest
NJ Woman In Wheelchair, 74, Among Group Charged By Feds Following DC Anti-Abortion Protest A 74-year-old North Jersey woman in a wheelchair was among a group of anti-abortion activists charged with federal civil rights violations for blocking access to a reproductive health clinic in Washington, D.C. The arrest of Joan Andrews-Bell of Montague and eight other demonstrators was originally live-streamed on Facebook during an October 2020 protest that they dubbed “The Pink Rose Rescue” and federal authorities called an “invasion." Justice Department officials on Wednesday, March 30 announced the return of an indictment charging the defendants with criminally conspiring to “injure, …

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Feds Accuse South Jersey Jail Of Violating Addicted Inmates' Constitutional Rights Feds Accuse South Jersey Jail Of Violating Addicted Inmates' Constitutional Rights
Feds Accuse South Jersey Jail Of Violating Addicted Inmates' Constitutional Rights The federal government on Thursday accused officials who run the Cumberland County Jail of failing to prevent suicides and provide adequate mental health care to drug-addicted inmates suffering from withdrawal. “There is reasonable cause to believe that the facility failed to screen for or provide adequate mental health treatment to inmates at risk of self-harm and suicide, in violation of the Eighth and 14th Amendments of the Constitution,” the U.S. Department of Justice said in a release. “Inmates faced a heightened risk of self-harm and suicide due to the jail’s failure to provide medica…

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Feds: NJ Job Recruiter Pays Fine, Back Pay For Not Referring Eligible Non-US Citizens Feds: NJ Job Recruiter Pays Fine, Back Pay For Not Referring Eligible Non-US Citizens
Feds: NJ Job Recruiter Pays Fine, Back Pay For Not Referring Eligible Non-US Citizens A Somerset County IT staffing agency agreed to pay a fine to the government and back pay to a worker to settle claims that it discriminated against work-authorized non-U.S. citizens, federal authorities said Wednesday. Recruiters at Collabera, Inc., of Basking Ridge deliberately “refused to pass on to clients non-U.S. citizens who held permanent work authorization unless they could provide an unexpired immigration document,” the U.S. Department of Justice said in a release. “On at least 39 occasions, Collabera required non-U.S. citizens to present specific documentation to prove their work …

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by Jerry DeMarco