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Jeremy Feigenbaum, New Jersey’s first solicitor general, will leave state government

July 21, 2026 10:02 amJuly 21, 2026 11:55 am

Jeremy Feigenbaum, New Jersey’s first solicitor general and one of the most consequential lawyers ever to serve in state government, will leave office on September 10 after six years overseeing the state’s most significant constitutional and appellate litigation. Feigenbaum, 37,...

Veteran prosecutor Rebecca Schuman joins OPIA in senior post

July 20, 2026 11:45 pm

Rebecca Moses Schuman, a veteran federal prosecutor, joined the New Jersey attorney general’s office last month to lead its anti-corruption efforts as director of the corruption bureau at the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability. A spokesperson said Schuman’s appointment...

Controversial OPIA prosecutor sent to insurance fraud office

July 20, 2026 10:31 pmJuly 20, 2026 11:05 pm

Another failed prosecutor from the embattled Office of Public Integrity and Accountability has been reassigned. Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Manis, who had served as director of the OPIA corruption bureau, is now the deputy insurance fraud prosecutor. That puts him...

World Cup trafficking operations rescue 97 suspected victims, lead to 71 arrests

July 20, 2026 3:59 pm

Nearly 100 suspected human trafficking victims were rescued and 71 people were arrested in statewide operations conducted before and during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced Monday. The multiagency effort recovered 97 suspected victims and resulted...

OPIA knew over two years ago that Gloucester official wasn’t being charged, but said nothing

July 20, 2026 12:26 amJuly 20, 2026 2:55 pm

The embattled state Office of Public Integrity and Accountability decided over two years ago that it would not prosecute Gloucester County Fire Marshal Shawn Layton for the death of two dogs in his county vehicle in 2022, but opted to...

Inganamort says FIFA’s sale of World Cup turf is illegal, urges Sherrill to intervene

July 17, 2026 6:47 pm

Assemblyman Michael Inganamort (R-Chester) says FIFA has no legal authority to sell pieces of the grass field used for Sunday’s World Cup Final at MetLife Stadium, arguing that the pitch is state-owned property paid for by New Jersey taxpayers. The...

Bergen to AG: Enforce New Jersey’s data law or call lawmakers back to fix it

July 14, 2026 2:54 pm

Assembly Minority Whip Brian Bergen is accusing the Sherrill administration of attempting to nullify a law it now regrets, urging Attorney General Jennifer Davenport to reject what he calls an unconstitutional suspension of New Jersey’s sweeping new consumer data law...