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- ↑ "Statement of Chief Justice Stuart Rabner on Supreme Court Vacancy" (PDF). New Jersey Courts. July 28, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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- ↑ Note, Recent Case: Supreme Court of New Jersey Holds that Compelled Disclosure of Defendant’s iPhone Passcodes Does Not Violate the Self-Incrimination Clause , 134 Harv. L. Rev. 2267(2021)..
- ↑ State v. Andrews, 234A.3d1254 (N.J.2020).