Michael Smolensky Esq - New Jersey - Criminal, Juvenile, DWI / DUI Defense

07/24/2026

Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan passed away on July 24, 1997. He was born on April 25, 1906 in Newark, New Jersey.

07/24/2026

William "Bill the Butcher" Poole was born on July 24, 1821 in Sussex County, New Jersey to parents of English descent. His family moved to New York City in 1832 to open a butcher shop. Poole became the leader of the Bowery Boys, a notorious gang in New York City in the 1800's. He was the inspiration for the character William "the Butcher" Cutter in the movie "Gangs of New York." Poole would die after being shot in a dispute in a bar on March 8, 1855. A local newsman reported that Poole's last words were "Good-bye boys, I die a true American."

07/22/2026

On July 22, 1893, Katharine Lee Bates wrote, “America the Beautiful” after admiring the view from the top of Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs, Colorado.

07/22/2026

On July 22, 1937, the United States Senate voted down President Franklin D. Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court of the United States.

07/22/2026

On July 22, 1992, near Medellín, Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escapes from his luxury prison fearing extradition to the United States.

07/22/2026

The 560-page report includes a wide variety of misconduct.

The 560-page report includes a wide variety of misconduct, such as sexual contact, severely beating a child, and making biased comments.

06/24/2026

On June 24, 1664, James, Duke of York, presented land between the Delaware River, the Hudson River, and the Atlantic Ocean to John Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret in recognition of their loyalty to the crown during the English Civil War. This new proprietary colony was called Nova Caesaria or New Jersey.

06/19/2026

A municipal judge threatened three truant students from Bound Brook with deportation. That showed bias and broke court rules, a panel ruled.

06/08/2026

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/federal-judges-say-elected-officials-are-eroding-confidence-judicial-s-rcna348153

U.S. District Judge Esther Salas, whose son was killed by a man targeting her, and retired Judge John Jones III sat down with NBC News as part of the Common Ground initiative.

05/29/2026

On May 29, 1453, Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II Fatih captured Constantinople after a 53-day siege, ending the Byzantine Empire.