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N.J. Supreme Court: The Byrne Court

June 7, 2020 10:03 pmJune 7, 2020 10:57 pm

Gov. Brendan Byrne’s first opportunity to nominate a Supreme Court Justice came in early 1975 when Associate Justice Nathan Jacobs turned 70. He asked former Chief Justice Joseph Weintraub to vet candidates for the post. His pick was Sidney Schreiber,...

Morris GOP relic tries to hold on

November 8, 2019 9:48 amNovember 8, 2019 2:28 pm

Peter V. Mancuso has been a fixture in Morris County politics since he started out protesting the state’s plans to extend Route 24 to Route 287 in the 1970’s. Now one of the last surviving members of the John Dorsey/Tony...

Senator Anthony Bucco dies at 81

September 16, 2019 9:14 pmSeptember 17, 2019 12:27 am

State Sen. Anthony R. Bucco, a Morris County Republican who has served in the New Jersey Senate since 1998, has died. He was 81. Bucco has been a fixture in politics for more than 40 years, since winning a seat...

Judge Daniel Coburn, involved in landmark NJ right to die case in 1970s, dies at 76

September 15, 2019 3:21 pmSeptember 15, 2019 3:53 pm

Retired Superior Court Judge Daniel R. Coburn, who as the top public defender in Morris County represented Karen Ann Quinlan in a landmark “right to die” court case in the 1970s, died on September 11. He was 76. The Quinlan...

In Morris, sometimes you lose before you win

February 15, 2019 4:39 pmFebruary 15, 2019 4:45 pm

The possibility of an Aura Dunn vs. Lisa Bhimani campaign for State Assembly in the 25th district this year means a match-up of two candidates who lost their first campaigns for public office. That’s the way politics works in Morris...

Murphy orders flags to half-staff for Dorsey

December 20, 2018 12:12 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday ordered that flags in the state be flown at half-staff Friday to honor the passing of State Sen. John Dorsey. “Senator Dorsey dedicated his life to important causes that impacted residents of New Jersey during...

John Dorsey, former Senate majority leader, dead at 80

December 17, 2018 12:02 pmDecember 18, 2018 1:41 pm

John H. Dorsey, a former majority leader of the New Jersey State Senate and a powerful Republican legislator for eighteen years, passed away on Sunday. He was 80. Dorsey served in the State Assembly from 1976 to 1978, and in...