The Linden city attorney arguing that a vacant 8th Ward council seat should be left vacant rather than seat the choice of the local Democratic organization argued the other side of a nearly identical issue ten years ago. In 2009,...
Superior Court Judge Katherine Regan Dupuis today reversed her own ruling today, finding that Paul Coates should be seated as the new councilman from Linden’s 8th Ward – but she stopped short of issuing a final order until she can...
A ruling by Superior Court judge Katherine Regan Dupuis that refused to immediately order the seating of a Linden councilman-elect could have a ripple effect throughout the state, especially in a municipality where a majority party decides to simple not...
New Jersey judges continue to be reliably unreliable when it comes to interpreting simple, frequently-used, state election laws. A Superior Court judge in Union County this week refused to order the immediate installation of Paul Coates as a Linden city...
A Superior Court Judge is about to hear arguments in a lawsuit filed this morning to force Linden to seat Democrat Paul Coates as a new city councilman. Linden Democrats picked Coates to on Wednesday to replace Michele Yamakaitis, who...
Paul Coates, a 44-year-old barber and bail bondsman, was sworn in tonight to fill an unexpired term on the Linden City Council. Linden Democrats picked Coates to replace Michele Yamakaitis, who left her 8th ward seat on January 1 to...