Esther Salas Archives - New Jersey Globe

N.J. Supreme Court says Daniel’s Law imposes liability without proof of fault

August 12, 2026 1:35 pmAugust 12, 2026 4:10 pm

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that businesses can be held liable under Daniel’s Law for continuing to publish a protected person’s home address or telephone number without any showing that they acted intentionally, recklessly, or negligently. In a...

Platkin, AGs request funding for judicial security in bipartisan letter

December 10, 2025 3:23 pmDecember 10, 2025 3:56 pm

New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin led a bipartisan letter to congressional leaders on Wednesday asking for a bump in funding to protect federal judges, citing increasing threats of violence to judges across the country. The letter, addressed to the...

Third Circuit tosses Daniel’s Law fight to N.J. Supreme Court

September 3, 2025 5:17 pmSeptember 4, 2025 8:05 am

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Tuesday punted the destiny of Daniel’s Law to the New Jersey Supreme Court, asking the state’s top court to clarify exactly how much intent, if any, is mandatory to hold...

ELEC proposes authorizing candidates to use campaign funds for security purposes

August 28, 2025 1:23 pm

In response to a growing wave of violence against elected officials around the country, the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) proposed a new regulation today that would explicitly authorize candidates and officeholders to use campaign money on personal...

Latina group floats Judge Esther Salas as possible Senate candidate

September 28, 2023 3:25 pmSeptember 28, 2023 5:40 pm

With indicted U.S. Senator Bob Menendez on a downward political trajectory, the Latina Civic PAC is urging state Democrats to consider Latina candidates for his seat, and U.S. District Court Esther Salas is among the possible options the group is...

Congress passes Daniel Anderl judicial security act via defense bill

December 16, 2022 12:02 pm

Last night, the U.S. Senate passed the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act, a bill protecting the personal information of federal judges that had been attached to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Since it previously passed the House...

Bill concealing politicians’ addresses still needs work, Greenwald says

December 15, 2022 4:26 pm

After passing an Assembly committee earlier this week, a bill to shield the home addresses of elected officials and candidates in New Jersey did not come up for a vote in the full Assembly today, even though two related bills...