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Judge dismisses suit against Morris GOP, orders plaintiffs to pay legal fees

February 1, 2021 2:28 pmFebruary 1, 2021 5:04 pm

A Morris County Superior Court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by two former GOP freeholders seeking to block the county’s Republican Committee from holding a convention to adopt a party line. Judge Maritza Berdote Byrne sided with Morris County Republican...

Still no ruling in Morris County line case

January 29, 2021 11:16 am

There’s still no ruling on a bid to dismiss suit lodged by two former Morris County Freeholders who claimed the county’s GOP committee violated its bylaws when it scheduled a Jan. 16 vote on whether Republicans in Morris should adopt...

Judge’s decision on Morris GOP convention case due early next week

January 22, 2021 5:29 pmJanuary 22, 2021 6:39 pm

A Morris County Superior Court judge will decide early next week whether to dismiss a case brought by two former Republican freeholders who sued to block a Jan. 16 Morris County Republican Committee convention to vote on whether the GOP...

Former Morris freeholders offer to drop suit if county GOP meets demands

January 21, 2021 4:39 pm

Two former Morris County GOP freeholders opposing the party’s bid to adopt a party line offered to drop their lawsuit against the Republican County Committee in exchange for seven demands Wednesday. David Scapicchio and John Sette, who chaired the county...

Morris GOP schedules Feb. 6 convention on adopting party line

January 20, 2021 3:41 pmJanuary 20, 2021 4:38 pm

Morris County Republicans will meet at 10 a.m. on Feb. 6 for a convention that will decide whether the county does away with open primaries and adopts a party line. The hearing was originally set for Jan. 16, but two...

Judge blocks Morris GOP convention on party line

January 15, 2021 5:20 pmJanuary 15, 2021 5:30 pm

A Morris County Superior Court Judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking Republicans there from holding a Saturday convention where they planned a vote to adopt an organizational line after two former GOP freeholder filed a suit early Friday morning....