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Davenport building out her team, names ex-Supreme Court Law Clerk Eliza Lehner as chief counsel

February 4, 2026 12:27 pmFebruary 4, 2026 3:49 pm

Eliza Lehner, who clerked for two U.S. Supreme Court Justices, has been named chief counsel to Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport as the state’s top law enforcement official continues to assemble her leadership team in Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s new administration....

Fasciale, Wainer Apter approved by committee for spots on N.J. Supreme Court

October 13, 2022 3:23 pmOctober 14, 2022 9:34 am

The Senate Judiciary Committee took a huge step towards restocking the undermanned New Jersey Supreme Court today, approving New Jersey Division on Civil Rights director Rachel Wainer Apter and Superior Court Judge Douglas Fasciale for two seats on the state’s...

By a huge margin, most Americans want term limits for U.S. Supreme Court Justices, poll says

May 18, 2022 2:55 pmMay 19, 2022 10:46 am

Nearly 70% of Americans prefer a limit on the number of years someone can serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released on Wednesday. Support for limiting how long as Supreme Court justice can...

In U.S. Supreme Court, New Jersey beats New York

March 24, 2022 11:16 am

New Jersey doesn’t file many lawsuits against New York, but when they do, they win. That puts a little pressure on Gov. Phil Murphy and his administration as they prepare for battle against New York over the shutdown of the...

How New Jersey’s senators have voted on U.S Supreme Court nominations

February 25, 2022 1:39 pm

New Jersey’s two United States Senators, Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, may get a chance to vote on the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. This will be the seventh top court...

Should Breyer retire? Murphy: ‘That’s way above my pay grade’

September 20, 2021 4:40 pmSeptember 21, 2021 12:10 am

Despite running a gubernatorial re-election campaign that has focused on the issue of abortion access, Gov. Phil Murphy heartily dodged a question today on whether Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer should retire while Democrats retain control of the federal government....

Frank Askin, legendary ACLU counsel and Rutgers professor, dies at 89

July 6, 2021 8:29 pmJuly 7, 2021 12:15 am

Frank Askin, an iconic constitutional scholar and activist who spent 36 years as the general counsel to the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, died on July 1. He was 89. Askin was twice a candidate for the U.S....