(Courtesy of St. Joseph High School)A federal appeals court will weigh First Amendment arguments over legislation designed to protect judges, cops and others
(Courtesy of St. Joseph High School)A federal appeals court will weigh First Amendment arguments over legislation designed to protect judges, cops and others
(New Jersey Supreme Court)Public officials no longer can claim privacy when they discuss government business using non-official email accounts
(NJ Spotlight News)Judge dismisses claims by towns looking to avoid state plan for low-cost housing

NJ Supreme Court rules in case of Paterson, but signals need for legislative clarification
(NJ Spotlight News)Supreme Court issues temporary stay on appellate court's ruling that state takeover was illegal

‘I’ll do what I can to continue to help out the cause’
NJ Spotlight NewsThe state called in dozens of retired or former judges to help chip away at backlog of cases

Analysis of Peter Verniero, former NJ Supreme Court justice and attorney general

Some surprised by the top court's decision

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka enlisted the support of other Jersey mayors to push lawmakers to give subpoena powers to its and other boards to review ...

Thirty-nine-year-old Fabiana Pierre-Louis received a unanimous vote Monday from the Senate Judiciary Committee. Republicans grilled her about the constitutionality of the governor's executive orders during ...

In an unanimous ruling Wednesday, the court's decision gives Murphy permission to take on new debt without voter approval to offset state revenue losses caused ...

Fabiana Pierre-Louis, a former U.S. attorney from South Jersey, is being nominated to serve on the state Supreme Court. If approved, she would be the ...

This week, Reporters Roundtable examines the events in Minneapolis and across the country.

Former Amazon employee claims he was wrongly fired for failing a random drug test; attorneys for company want the case moved to federal court

Two judges criticized for their comments in cases involving sexual assault have been sanctioned by the state.

Senate President Steve Sweeney announced that the Senate won't pass a state budget that doesn't start to address what he calls the unfairness in the ...

The Senate president throws down the gauntlet, threatening no state budget unless progress is made on school funding. Progress on the Bayonne Bridge. They'll complete ...

Parents from school districts that believe they are underfunded packed the latest state budget hearing. Members of the Assembly questioned the acting education commissioner about ...

Representatives from Legal Services of New Jersey, The Arc of New Jersey, Sierra Club and NJEA asked senators for more state funding.