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Lawmakers reintroduce federal Daniel’s Law

July 14, 2021 5:14 pm

New Jersey’s federal representatives restarted a push to bolster privacy protections for federal judges first undertaken in response to the attempted assassination of U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas. “No federal judge should ever have to live fearing that their...

Murphy signs Daniel’s Law

November 20, 2020 3:17 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law a bill barring the release of home addresses and other personal information belonging to current or former judges, prosecutors or law enforcement officials. “In an ideal world, surely this law would be unnecessary,” Murphy...

Oliver, Watson Coleman beat up on Trump, GOP in push for N.J. Women to help Biden in battleground states

September 27, 2020 5:57 pmSeptember 28, 2020 8:50 pm

Two top New Jersey Democrats delivered a scorching attack on President Donald Trump and Washington Republicans in a bid to fire up women and get them to help Joe Biden capture votes in battleground states in advance of the November...

Tight races in four states boost Menendez’s committee chair prospects

August 6, 2020 4:37 pm

Four Republican senators in states around the country are facing tight challenges that could make U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez (D-North Bergen) chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. A Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday found Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell...

Menendez, Booker drafting bill to shield federal judges’ personal information

August 3, 2020 12:41 pmAugust 3, 2020 12:45 pm

U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez (D-North Bergen) and Cory Booker are in the process of drafting a bill that would make private federal judges’ personal information and introduce a host of other security measures for members of the judiciary following the...

Christie gives to McConnell, Graham. Nothing to Trump or New Jersey

February 12, 2020 9:35 am

Is a former governor investing in a future U.S. Senate confirmation hearing? Former Gov. Chris Christie wrote just two personal checks to candidates in 2019: he sent $5,600 to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and $5,600 to Senate Judiciary Committee...

Senate Judiciary will hold hearings on southern border camps

July 11, 2019 4:35 pm

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is giving Sen. Cory Booker a gift. Graham, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has agreed to hold hearings on the conditions at the southern border of the United States. “It’s encouraging that Chairman Graham has...