New Jersey blocks 'Safe Surrender' program at church.Federal officials are bemoaning a decision by New Jersey's chief justice to bar the use of a church in criminal proceedings. U.S. Attorney Christopher Christie Christie can refer to:
Christie accused Poritz of barring the program "by relying on incorrect legal technicalities The term legal technicality is a casual or colloquial phrase referring to a technical aspect of law. The phrase is not a term of art in the law; it has no exact meaning, nor does it have a legal definition. ," reported The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Inquirer Morning newspaper, long one of the most influential dailies in the eastern U.S. Founded in 1847 as the Pennsylvania Inquirer, it took its present name c. 1860. It was a strong supporter of the Union in the American Civil War. . A spokeswoman for the New Jersey Supreme Court, Winnie Comfort, told the newspaper, "There are concerns about having court procedures taking place in any religious facility." The newspaper reported that federal officials are seeking to spread the program, which started in Cleveland, to other cities. The U.S. marshal An English word that means to arrange into a particular order as a means of preparation. See data marshalling. for New Jersey claimed that "no religious service" occurred during the fugitive programs and that officials were seeking to use church facilities and "their networking." Comfort maintained that courts must remain neutral. "One of the important things about being in a courtroom is that it provides a forum put forth by neither the prosecution nor the defense," she said. |
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