Brett Pugach Archives - New Jersey Globe

Sue Altman to stay on NJ-12 ballot after petition challenges fall short

March 31, 2026 12:29 pmMarch 31, 2026 4:26 pm

A trio of petition challenges against Sue Altman have fallen short, allowing Altman to remain on the ballot and keeping the wide-open Democratic primary for the 12th congressional district on track. Altman, a progressive activist and former top staffer to...

Altman petition challenge will go a second day

March 30, 2026 11:01 pmMarch 31, 2026 12:14 am

A 12-hour-long hearing wasn’t enough to adjudicate whether or not 12th district candidate Sue Altman submitted enough valid petition signatures to reach the Democratic primary ballot, and will go a second day. At the end of today’s hearing, Administrative Law...

Progressives want Camden Democrats dropped as intervenor in ballot lawsuit

February 24, 2025 12:17 pmFebruary 25, 2025 12:16 am

The plaintiff attorneys in the Conforti ballot design want the Camden County Democratic Committee to be dropped from the lawsuit, arguing that new events, including the Camden County Clerk joining a settlement and agreeing to office block ballots, means the...

2024 New Jersey Globe Year in Review

December 31, 2024 12:14 pmJanuary 3, 2025 10:34 am

Click HERE to download a high-resolution version of the 2024 New Jersey Globe Voter’s Guide. Click HERE for a lower-resolution version. Do you know what they call a presidential election in New Jersey? The opening act of a gubernatorial campaign....

Third Circuit judges promise speedy response in appeal of county line decision

April 12, 2024 12:41 pm

After a two-hour appellate hearing today on whether or not a lower court ruling striking down the New Jersey county line should be overturned, a panel of Third Circuit Court of Appeals judges has promised a swift response in the...

Anti-line lawyers lay out why Quraishi should deny stay on line ruling

April 1, 2024 12:14 pmApril 1, 2024 2:03 pm

With most of New Jersey’s county clerks seeking a stay on U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi’s ruling eliminating county lines in this year’s Democratic primary, the attorneys representing the anti-line side filed a memorandum today explaining why Quraishi should deny...

Judge gives Kim legal team an extra 24 pages for their line brief

February 29, 2024 5:37 pm

The lawyers representing Rep. Andy Kim (D-Moorestown) in a lawsuit to end county organization lines in primary elections told a federal judge today that they were unable to make their case within the court’s 30-page limit. U.S. District Court Judge...