The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that the investigative powers of Newark’s civilian-complaint review board were too broad, dealing a blow to advocates calling for greater police accountability. The state’s top court said Wednesday in a 6-1 ruling that state law permits the creation of civilian review boards that can investigate citizen complaints alleging police misconduct and recommend disciplinary action to the police department’s public-safety director.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 19, 2020 20:09 UTC