Garrity v. New Jersey

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1967-01-23

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Mr. Justice Douglas delivered the opinion of the Court. Appellants were police officers in certain New Jersey boroughs. The Supreme Court of New Jersey ordered that alleged irregularities in handling cases in the municipal courts of those boroughs be investigated by the Attorney General, invested him with broad powers of inquiry and investigation, and directed him to make a report to the court. The matters in…

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