(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)Law & Public Safety
Restrictions interfere with people's ability to defend themselves using weapons less lethal than firearms, plaintiffs argue
(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)Restrictions interfere with people's ability to defend themselves using weapons less lethal than firearms, plaintiffs argue
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Internal review cites lieutenant governor's alleged crude comments, unwelcome behavior toward women soon after taking office
(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Under current law, half those deemed eligible died before a court could hear their case
(AP Photo/John Bazemore)Only Florida reports more deed theft. NJ State Commission of Investigation warns it’s ‘difficult to prevent under existing law’

Fast-moving legal decisions prompt some to worry that their ballot could be blocked by an empowered postal service
(Benjamin J. Hulac/NJ Spotlight News)Congresswoman says appeals court's decision 'emboldens' Trump administration to keep going after 'vulnerable communities'
(Elise Young/NJ Spotlight News)State asks federal court to throw out Trump administration's challenge to law that forbids federal agents from shielding faces
(Seth Siditsky/MercerMe)Case asks whether Hopewell Valley district violated federal act by excluding volunteers from religious groups and not other student organizations
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)Demands for oversight by Democrats likely to grow after regulators award president's sons a digital currency charter
Thomas E. Franklin / NJ NewsWireTrump administration ended Biden-era disclosure so ICE could 'do no investigation, no report to Congress,' lawmaker says
(Courtesy of St. Joseph High School)A federal appeals court will weigh First Amendment arguments over legislation designed to protect judges, cops and others
(Elise Young/NJ Spotlight News)Inquiry follows complaints from failed buyers and broader scrutiny of financial practices, including unusual spending
(AP Photo/Adam Gray)ICE says detained person received 'proper medical care' while his mother says she believes he had no access to medication
(AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)Older people in the prison population typically have many years left to serve, even as they pose no risk to community safety
(AP Photo/LM Otero)Other states mandate classroom video as a safeguard for kids and staff alike. In New Jersey, the legislation has fizzled
(AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)Sherrill tells Trump administration that it will not provide names as state starts to remove thousands of names from elections system
Colleen O'DeaOne lawyer on the team defended president, staffers after Jan. 6 attack, while another represented a prominent Biden foe
(NJ Spotlight News)Tragic response to mental health emergency as Fort Lee woman's civil rights were violated, lawyer alleges
Office of the Governor/Tim Larsen)English-only computer software a point of confusion at Motor Vehicle Commission offices, according to county election officials
(NJ Spotlight News)'Only one issue and for a certain time period,' GOP leader says in call for investigation beyond software glitch
(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)Reform not enough, says ACLU, citing 'inhumane conditions' and skepticism about legal access for those caught in sweeps