(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)In dissent, Alito -- a son of New Jersey, with 25% immigrant population -- calls the decision 'a serious mistake'
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)In dissent, Alito -- a son of New Jersey, with 25% immigrant population -- calls the decision 'a serious mistake'
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Gov. Murphy announced he will nominate attorney Rachel Wainer Apter to replace Justice Jaynee LaVecchia on the state Supreme Court. LaVecchia announced she will retire ...

Legislative leaders move forward with Plan B after repeatedly failing to secure enough votes to enact a law allowing recreational use of marijuana

Peter Harvey, the former state attorney general who’s overseeing a court-supervised reform of the Newark Police Department, told a community gathering this week that a ...

In a memo, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has reversed Obama-era orders and he’s told federal prosecutors to charge offenders with the most serious provable ...

A controversial move that could boost state revenues while squeezing out drug dealers. Legalizing pot. Will it pass? A controversial reversal of criminal justice reforms. ...

President Trump is empowering the Department of Homeland Security to carry out his executive order on immigration. Memos released today call for swift action in ...

Restricted seating at Newark Penn Station. Who's being targeted? And is limiting access to a public place legal? Pulling stop-gap rental assistance for those chronically ...

The ACLU, Planned Parenthood and Muslim organizations have seen increased support, both monetarily and through volunteering, since Donald Trump was elected as president.

Gov. Christie's suggesting the rancor over the immigration order rollout was a White House staff snafu. Donations are pouring in to advocacy groups that oppose ...

The ACLU of New Jersey has confirmed attorney Alex Shalom will represent Amhad Kahn Rahami, the man accused of multiple bombing attacks in New Jersey ...

The suspect who sought to sew terror across two states 10 days ago has had no court hearing. Or even a lawyer. Who speaks for ...

A secret database lets the government track you. A plan for offshore drilling down south raises hackles here. The Edgewater conflagration's in the courts. And ...

Some are worried about privacy after it came to light that the Justice Department has been using license plate readers to track motorists for the ...

A date in court. Bridget Kelly shows up for a subpoena showdown. A growing battle in the biggest school district. The superintendent responds to calls ...

The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey won its court fight with the Butler school district, which was requiring parents to produce photo ID, ...

The governor says yes and no to medical marijuana. And we talk to the father who challenged him yesterday. And to the sponsors of the ...

ACLU-NJ Executive Director Udi Ofer says his organization is concerned about privacy and how stop-and-frisk policies might be used. He's optimistic that same-sex marriage will ...