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NJ High Court Blocks Tea Party’s Menendez Recall Effort
TRENTON, NJ (CBS) – The New Jersey Supreme Court has shot down an effort by members of the Tea Party to recall US Senator Robert Menendez, although their leader insists the fight is far from over....
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New Jersey’s Supreme Court To Hear Wildwood Mayor’s Case
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – New Jersey’s highest court will take up an issue involving the Mayor of Wildwood, who’s on leave from his other job as a police officer. Some are pressing him to give up that post....
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Court Overrules Gov. Christie, Orders More Spending For NJ’s Neediest Schools
TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) - A ruling Tuesday from the New Jersey Supreme Court orders the state to spend more money on the poorest school districts despite Governor Chris Christie’s efforts to balance the...
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Committee Approval Eases Way For Christie’s Supreme Court Nominee
TRENTON, NJ (CBS) – A year-long tug-of-war between New Jersey governor Chris Christie and Senate Democrats over a state Supreme Court nomination is all but settled, as the Senate Judiciary Committee...
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New Jersey Judge Reprimanded For Yelling At Woman
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Supreme Court has reprimanded a Superior Court judge for yelling at a woman and telling her she had “no clue” what it is to be a parent. The court placed a written...
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‘Mommy!’ Isn’t A Demand For Lawyer, New Jersey Supreme Court Rules
By David Madden TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) — New Jersey’s highest court, in a 3-2 split, has ruled that a defendant who asks to speak to his mother is not necessarily invoking his right to remain silent. The...
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Stigall Show Log 1.25.12
5:40 President Obama delivered this year’s State of the Union Address last night. Barack Obama (Photo credit SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) 6:10 Indian Governor Mitch Daniels delivered the Republican...
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NJ Senate Committee Rejects Christie’s Supreme Court Nominee
By David Madden TRENTON, NJ (CBS) – Voting along party lines, the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected one of Governor Chris Christie’s nominees to serve on the New Jersey Supreme Court. Another has...
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NJ High Court Affirms That Libel via Internet Is Just as Libelous
By Pat Loeb TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) — The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that state slander and libel laws cover Internet postings, and people defamed on the web can sue for damages. The ruling came in...
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Gov. Christie Stands By Controversial Supreme Court Nominee
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is standing by his nomination of an openly gay, black Republican to the state Supreme Court. Democrats who will consider the nomination of Bruce...
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NJ Lawmakers Seek Constitutional Amendment To Increase Judges’ Pension...
By David Madden TRENTON, NJ (CBS) – New Jersey legislators are wasting little time in seeking to change the state constitution after the state Supreme Court ruled this week that judges could not be...
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NJ Supreme Court Decision Could Change Existing Surrogate Contracts
By David Madden CHERRY HILL, N.J. (CBS) - A decision from the New Jersey Supreme Court leaves in place what many suggest is a pattern that discriminates against women who use surrogates to have a...
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Gov. Christie ‘Pretty Much’ Settled On New Jersey Supreme Court Picks
By David Madden TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) - Governor Chris Christie says he has “pretty much” settled on his next two nominees to the New Jersey Supreme Court. How well they may fare in the state senate is...
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NJ Supreme Court Says Taking Illegal Drugs While Pregnant Isn’t Child Abuse
By Pat Loeb NEW JERSEY (CBS) — The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that taking illegal, addictive drugs during pregnancy is not a form of child abuse. The court ruled in the case of a Cape May, NJ...
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NJ Supreme Court Rules State Can Seek Custody Of Child Without Evidence Of Abuse
By Cherri Gregg PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled this week that authorities can seek custody of a child, even where there’s no evidence of abuse or neglect. The case involved a...
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NJ High Court Nixes Christie Plan To Subsume Affordable Housing Council
By Pat Loeb TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) — The New Jersey Supreme Court has ruled that Governor Christie cannot abolish the state’s Council on Affordable Housing. The state legislature created the Council in...
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New Jersey Court: State Needs New Affordable Housing Rules
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Supreme Court says the state must rewrite its affordable housing rules to again give each town a number of homes it is responsible for. Thursday’s ruling is the...
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New Jersey Supreme Court To Hear Same-Sex Marriage Case
By David Madden TRENTON, N.J., (CBS) — New Jersey’s Supreme Court will have the final say on whether same-sex marriage will become legal. The high court will also decide whether to stay a Superior...
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Same-Sex Couples In New Jersey Begin Legal Process Of Getting Married
COLLINGSWOOD, N.J. (CBS) — Same sex couples throughout New Jersey visited local municipalities Saturday to fill out marriage license applications after the state supreme court denied an appeal Friday...
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Rap Lyrics On Trial This Week At NJ Supreme Court
By Pat Loeb TRENTON, N.J. (CBS) – The New Jersey Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday in a case that has gotten national attention because it could have a far-reaching impact on whether and when...
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