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N.J. can’t enforce parts of new concealed carry law, federal judge says

January 9, 2023 3:39 pmJanuary 9, 2023 3:49 pm

A federal judge has temporarily blocked New Jersey from enforcing certain provisions of a sweeping concealed-carry law, less than a month after the law was signed by Gov. Phil Murphy in the first place. United States District Court Judge Renée...

Platkin, Department of Consumer Affairs issue guidance on abortion access

December 7, 2022 5:04 pm

Attorney General Matt Platkin, in conjunction with the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA), today announced a series of actions that he said would further safeguard abortion access in New Jersey, where abortion remains fully legal even after the...

Checking in on Murphy’s cabinet nominations as 2022 ends

December 6, 2022 5:06 pm

The number of acting members of Gov. Phil Murphy’s cabinet was slashed this year, with the State Senate approving four cabinet nominees for full terms. Two other nominees, however, remain unconfirmed, and they’ll likely soon be joined by a third....

Murphy unveils proposals to fight auto thefts

November 7, 2022 5:49 pm

At a press conference in Ewing today, Gov. Phil Murphy released a set of proposals aimed at reducing auto thefts, which have grown into a major concern for many New Jerseyans over the last year. “Today’s steps, which include increasing...

McDonnell taking top post in attorney general’s office; Berns will move to governor’s staff

October 17, 2022 12:30 pmOctober 18, 2022 3:08 pm

Two of the state’s top lawyers are switching jobs. Kate McDonnell, the senior deputy chief counsel to Gov. Phil Murphy for nearly five years, will become the counsel to Attorney General Matt Platkin. Platkin’s current counsel, Matthew Berns, is joining...

What to watch for in today’s Senate hearings for two N.J. Supreme Court nominees

October 13, 2022 12:01 amOctober 12, 2022 7:53 pm

Today, after a year and a half of limbo, the Senate Judiciary Committee will at last hold hearings on two nominees to the New Jersey Supreme Court: Rachel Wainer Apter and Douglas Fasciale. The court has been hobbled by a...

With Doherty departing, jockeying for his Senate Judiciary seat will soon begin

October 6, 2022 5:09 pm

State Sen. Michael Doherty (R-Oxford) will likely be leaving the State Senate early next year to become Warren County Surrogate, depriving the chamber of its most stalwart conservative – and leaving a spot on the Senate Judiciary Committee, among the...