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Gun owners challenge NJ law on knives, slingshots and more(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Law & Public Safety

Gun owners challenge NJ law on knives, slingshots and more

Restrictions interfere with people's ability to defend themselves using weapons less lethal than firearms, plaintiffs argue

Dana DiFilippo | September 29, 2026
Caldwell resigns as NJ lieutenant governor in wake of ethics report(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Caldwell resigns as NJ lieutenant governor in wake of ethics report

Internal review cites lieutenant governor's alleged crude comments, unwelcome behavior toward women soon after taking office

Elise Young | September 25, 2026
Legislative commission seeks change to expand eligibility for compassionate release from prison(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Legislative commission seeks change to expand eligibility for compassionate release from prison

Under current law, half those deemed eligible died before a court could hear their case

Colleen O'Dea | September 17, 2026
NJ needs stronger safeguards against real-estate scam, state watchdog says(AP Photo/John Bazemore)
NJ needs stronger safeguards against real-estate scam, state watchdog says

Only Florida reports more deed theft. NJ State Commission of Investigation warns it’s ‘difficult to prevent under existing law’

Elise Young | September 14, 2026
Election workarounds for voters left confused by Trump mail rule
Election workarounds for voters left confused by Trump mail rule

Fast-moving legal decisions prompt some to worry that their ballot could be blocked by an empowered postal service

Colleen O'Dea | August 28, 2026
McIver loses bid to toss charges over Delaney Hall clash with ICE(Benjamin J. Hulac/NJ Spotlight News)
McIver loses bid to toss charges over Delaney Hall clash with ICE

Congresswoman says appeals court's decision 'emboldens' Trump administration to keep going after 'vulnerable communities'

Benjamin J. Hulac | August 27, 2026
Who’s behind the mask? New Jerseyans haunted by ICE run-ins(Elise Young/NJ Spotlight News)
Who’s behind the mask? New Jerseyans haunted by ICE run-ins

State asks federal court to throw out Trump administration's challenge to law that forbids federal agents from shielding faces

Sophie Nieto-Munoz | August 27, 2026
NJ lawsuit over Christian club at schools may have national impact(Seth Siditsky/MercerMe)
NJ lawsuit over Christian club at schools may have national impact

Case asks whether Hopewell Valley district violated federal act by excluding volunteers from religious groups and not other student organizations

Seth Siditsky | August 24, 2026
Trumps cash in as Congress passes, debates crypto bills(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Trumps cash in as Congress passes, debates crypto bills

Demands for oversight by Democrats likely to grow after regulators award president's sons a digital currency charter

Benjamin J. Hulac | August 21, 2026
Menendez says he has differing accounts of Delaney Hall deathThomas E. Franklin / NJ NewsWire
Menendez says he has differing accounts of Delaney Hall death

Trump administration ended Biden-era disclosure so ICE could 'do no investigation, no report to Congress,' lawmaker says

Joanna Gagis, Greg Shillinglaw | August 19, 2026
Daniel’s Law faces constitutional test after NJ Supreme Court ruling(Courtesy of St. Joseph High School)
Daniel’s Law faces constitutional test after NJ Supreme Court ruling

A federal appeals court will weigh First Amendment arguments over legislation designed to protect judges, cops and others

Elise Young | August 13, 2026
State Police search Trenton City Hall in property-sales investigation(Elise Young/NJ Spotlight News)
State Police search Trenton City Hall in property-sales investigation

Inquiry follows complaints from failed buyers and broader scrutiny of financial practices, including unusual spending

Elise Young | August 12, 2026
Death shows Delaney ‘not adequate’ in emergency, McIver says(AP Photo/Adam Gray)
Death shows Delaney ‘not adequate’ in emergency, McIver says

ICE says detained person received 'proper medical care' while his mother says she believes he had no access to medication

Joanna Gagis, Katie Crist | August 5, 2026
Op-Ed: Why is NJ sticking with a broken sentencing system?(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Op-Ed: Why is NJ sticking with a broken sentencing system?

Older people in the prison population typically have many years left to serve, even as they pose no risk to community safety

Joseph Krakora | August 3, 2026
Unseen neglect, silent victims: The battle over special ed cameras(AP Photo/LM Otero)
Unseen neglect, silent victims: The battle over special ed cameras

Other states mandate classroom video as a safeguard for kids and staff alike. In New Jersey, the legislation has fizzled

Julie O'Connor | July 30, 2026
Surprise in New Jersey voting error: Some may be citizens after all(AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Surprise in New Jersey voting error: Some may be citizens after all

Sherrill tells Trump administration that it will not provide names as state starts to remove thousands of names from elections system

Colleen O'Dea | July 29, 2026
Trump attorneys in NJ voting probe have ties to election deniersColleen O'Dea
Trump attorneys in NJ voting probe have ties to election deniers

One lawyer on the team defended president, staffers after Jan. 6 attack, while another represented a prominent Biden foe

Benjamin J. Hulac | July 28, 2026
Victoria Lee’s family details what led to police lawsuit in her death(NJ Spotlight News)
Victoria Lee’s family details what led to police lawsuit in her death

Tragic response to mental health emergency as Fort Lee woman's civil rights were violated, lawyer alleges

Joanna Gagis, Eduardo Hurtado | July 24, 2026
Lawmakers heard warnings as 6,600 noncitizens registered to vote Office of the Governor/Tim Larsen)
Lawmakers heard warnings as 6,600 noncitizens registered to vote

English-only computer software a point of confusion at Motor Vehicle Commission offices, according to county election officials

Colleen O'Dea, John Reitmeyer | July 23, 2026
NJ Republican chair says party ‘vindicated’ after voter error found(NJ Spotlight News)
NJ Republican chair says party ‘vindicated’ after voter error found

'Only one issue and for a certain time period,' GOP leader says in call for investigation beyond software glitch

Joanna Gagis | July 22, 2026
Why advocates want an end to all immigrant detention(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Why advocates want an end to all immigrant detention

Reform not enough, says ACLU, citing 'inhumane conditions' and skepticism about legal access for those caught in sweeps

Joanna Gagis | July 22, 2026
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