As Pride month draws to a close, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal is taking a series of unprecedented actions to recognize an ugly moment in the history of the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office: the systematic targeting of gay bars by the Office’s Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (“ABC”) between 1933 and 1967. To rightContinue reading “Attorney General recognizes ugly history”
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Immigration officials abused hunger strikers
A new report from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) provides for the first time an in-depth, nationwide examination of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s abuse and retaliation against people who initiate hunger strikes in U.S. immigration detention to protest their conditions of confinement. Behind Closed Doors: Abuse and RetaliationContinue reading “Immigration officials abused hunger strikers”
Health care sharing ministries are a legal scam
John Oliver skewered health care sharing ministries Sunday night, but New Jersey has been trying to ban the faith-based scams since last year. Health care sharing ministries (HCSM) are organizations in which health care costs are shared among members who have common ethical or religious beliefs. These plans are not prohibited in New Jersey, butContinue reading “Health care sharing ministries are a legal scam”
Heroes are being deported, so brother vet walks and talks
The U.S. government does not have a policy to protect American veterans who are legal residents but not U.S. citizens so when they run into legal problems, these heroes are being deported back to their original countries. Ramon Castro, a U.S. veteran, started walking a 2,000-mile trek Monday morning — from Friendship Park in SanContinue reading “Heroes are being deported, so brother vet walks and talks”
American journalist tortured in Myanmar
American journalist Nathan Maung was released from detention in Myanmar but he claims that he was beaten and tortured during his confinement by military authorities. The United States citizen is due to fly out of the country on Tuesday, according to his lawyer Tin Zar Oo. A court dismissed the case against the Kamayut MediaContinue reading “American journalist tortured in Myanmar”
Legislation aims at childhood lead poisoning
Lawmakers approved legislation to prevent childhood lead poisoning in New Jersey. This legislation requires a proactive lead inspection process for rental properties built before 1978, closing a loophole that allowed all single family/two family rental units to go uninspected. Before now, thousands of children were poisoned each year before lead was detected in a homeContinue reading “Legislation aims at childhood lead poisoning”
Bishops cancel Communion
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on June 18, 2021, took a step toward denying Communion to prominent supporters of abortion rights, most notably Joe Biden, the nation’s first pro-choice Catholic president. Despite the objections of many of their own members, the Vatican, and the majority of the people in the church, the bishopsContinue reading “Bishops cancel Communion”
Ginsburg & Breyer were warned to let Democrat replace them.
Harvard Law School professor Randall Kennedy shocked the legal world in 2011 when he called for the immediate retirement of two members of the US Supreme Court’s liberal wing: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer. Saying it was the “responsible thing for them to do”, Kennedy argued in an essay for The New Republic thatContinue reading “Ginsburg & Breyer were warned to let Democrat replace them.”
Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in murder of George Floyd
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the murder of George Floyd, a Black man whose desperate gasps for air beneath the knee of the White officer were captured on a viral video that changed the American conversation on race and justice. Floyd, a handcuffed Black man,Continue reading “Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years in murder of George Floyd”
Three Texans sentenced for violence against gay men
Three Texas men were sentenced to federal prison for violent crimes that targeted gay men. Michael Atkinson, 28, Pablo Ceniceros-Deleon, 21, and Daryl Henry, 24, were sentenced to prison terms for their involvement in a scheme to target gay men for violent crimes. Atkinson was sentenced to over 11 years in prison, Ceniceros-Deleon was sentencedContinue reading “Three Texans sentenced for violence against gay men”
Cop camera cover-up clears Assembly
Legislation giving law enforcement officers access to body-worn camera (BWC) footage before filing incident reports cleared the full Assembly on Thursday, 71-1-0. The measure is sponsored by Assembly members Shanique Speight (D-Essex), Eliana Pintor Marin (D-Essex), Annette Chapparo (D-Hudson), Angela McKnight (D-Hudson), and Wayne DeAngelo (D-Mercer, Middlesex). Speight, the bill’s primary sponsor, is an EssexContinue reading “Cop camera cover-up clears Assembly”
Jason Berry of Keansburg charged with cyber sexual abuse of 14-year-old girl
A New Jersey man was indicted on charges that he used social media to manipulate and threaten a 14-year-old girl from another state, forcing her to send him pictures of herself performing sexual acts. The Division of Criminal Justice Financial & Cyber Crimes Bureau obtained a state grand jury indictment charging Jason Berry, 41, ofContinue reading “Jason Berry of Keansburg charged with cyber sexual abuse of 14-year-old girl”
Tech Mogul Peter Thiel Turned IRA into a $5 billion tax-tree piggy bank
Roth IRAs were intended to help average working Americans save, but IRS records show Thiel and other ultrawealthy investors have used them to amass vast untaxed fortunes. by Justin Elliott, Patricia Callahan & James Bandler | ProPublica Billionaire Peter Thiel, a founder of PayPal, has publicly condemned “confiscatory taxes.” He’s been a major funder ofContinue reading “Tech Mogul Peter Thiel Turned IRA into a $5 billion tax-tree piggy bank”
First among hundreds of Trump coup d’état defendants avoids prison
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth sentenced Anna Morgan-Lloyd to probation for her role in the Jan. 6 attempted coup d’état, making her the first criminal defendant to receive punishment for the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Lawyers for the accused are celebrating as the Indiana woman avoided time behind bars, but her sentencingContinue reading “First among hundreds of Trump coup d’état defendants avoids prison”
Tax-dodging Monmouth County business owner struck a deal from federal prosecutors
The owner of a Monmouth County, New Jersey, construction and demolition business today admitted evading employment and personal income taxes. Peter Alvarez, 54, of Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, pleaded guilty by videoconference before Chief U.S. District Judge Freda L. Wolfson to an information charging him with one count each of employment tax evasion and personalContinue reading “Tax-dodging Monmouth County business owner struck a deal from federal prosecutors”
Most older Americans do not reside in livable communities
A rapidly aging population has helped spur recognition of the importance of creating livable and age-friendly neighborhoods, where people of all ages can maintain independence and a high quality of life. However, a report from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies and the AARP Public Policy Institute shows that most older adults in theContinue reading “Most older Americans do not reside in livable communities”
Attorneys general from 21 states oppose Postal Service changes
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and New York Attorney General Letitia James co-led a group of 21 attorneys general and two cities in calling on the Postal Regulatory Commission to oppose U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s efforts to delay deliveries of first-class mail and other essential postal services. Forty percent of all first-class mail in theContinue reading “Attorneys general from 21 states oppose Postal Service changes”
Republican Jack Ciatterelli lags behind incumbent governor
In the first public opinion survey released before the New Jersey general election, Fairleigh Dickinson University say Democrat Phil Murphy retains a significant lead over his Republican challenger, who remains unknown to most of the electorate. At the start of the general election campaign, former Assemblyman Jack Ciatterelli is doing no better among registered votersContinue reading “Republican Jack Ciatterelli lags behind incumbent governor”
Earth’s energy imbalance doubled in 14 years
The amount of heat Earth traps has roughly doubled since 2005, contributing to more rapidly warming oceans, air and land, according to NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Earth’s climate is determined by a delicate balance between how much of the Sun’s radiative energy is absorbed in the atmosphere and at the surfaceContinue reading “Earth’s energy imbalance doubled in 14 years”
Defense shifts money to future with record R&D spending in cutting edge technologies
Past fiscal defense budgets had to favor current readiness over long-term modernization. The fiscal 2022 president’s defense request begins the shift of monies to the future with record research and development spending in cutting edge technologies, defense leaders told the Senate Appropriations Committee today. 1:23:42 Video Player VIDEO | 1:23:42 | Secretary of Defense, JointContinue reading “Defense shifts money to future with record R&D spending in cutting edge technologies”
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