Court Upends a State Takeover of a Troubled Police Force

A New Jersey appellate court ruled Wednesday that the state’s attorney general, Matthew J. Platkin, had overstepped his authority when he seized control of the police department in Paterson, the state’s third-largest city. The city’s mayor, André Sayegh, hailed the decision as a victory that rightfully restored his control of a fundamental function in the city he was elected to lead. “I’m the mayor,” Mr. Sayegh said. “I’m on the front line. I...