Courting Justice: Ten New Jersey Cases That Shook the Nation

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Courting Justice Rivergate Regionals Rivergate Regionals is a collection of books published by Rutgers University Press focusing on New Jersey and the surrounding area. Since its founding in 1936, Rutgers University Press has been devoted to serving the people of New Jersey, and this collection solidifies that tradition. The books in the Rivergate Regionals Collection explore history, politics, nature and the environment, recreation , sports, health and medicine, and the arts. By incorporating the collection within the larger Rutgers University Press editorial program, the Rivergate Regionals Collection enhances our commitment to publishing the best books about our great state and the surrounding region. Courting Justice Ten New Jersey Cases That Shook the Nation PA UL L. TRACTENBERG, EDITOR FOREWORD BY DEBORAH T. PORITZ RUTGERS UNIVERSITY PRESS NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY, AND LONDON LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Courting justice : ten New Jersey cases that shook the nation / Paul L. Tractenberg, editor; foreword by Deborah T. Poritz. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–8135–6159–2 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978–0–8135–6160–8 (e-book) Trials—New Jersey. 2. Law—New Jersey—Popular works. 3. Civil rights—New Jersey—Popular works. I. Tractenberg, Paul L., 1938– KF220.N486 2013 347.749'07—dc23 2012038530 A British Cataloging-in-Publication record for this book is available from the British Library. This collection copyright © 2013 by Rutgers, The State University Individual chapters copyright © 2013 in the names of their authors. All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Please contact Rutgers University Press, 106 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. The only exception to this prohibition is “fair use” as defined by U.S. copyright law. Visit our website: http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu Manufactured in the United States of America For my wife, Neimah, who has been my joy, my partner, and my rock ...