By Terrence T. McDonald | Editor
Happy Saturday!
Here's what we learned this week:
A Plainfield man who was detained by immigration enforcement in June died while in ICE custody.
His family and activists called for the closure of the detention center at a rally in Highland Park.
The state launched a civil rights investigation into the embattled immigration facility.
A judge tossed Cherry Hill schools’ lawsuit targeting a records requester.
The yearslong legal fight over the county line finally ended.
A cannabis company sued the state over whether it’s legal to require agreements with labor unions.
The state’s “assault weapons” ban will remain in place pending a U.S. Supreme Court review.
Republican lawmakers said they’re hopeful that long-stalled voter ID bills will have hearings when the Legislature returns in the fall.
Rutgers’ dental school program now provides free preventative care to children in low-income school districts.
State guidance on parental notification if a child attempts to change their gender at school is being targeted by a conservative law firm.
A grand jury declined to charge a cop who fatally shot a 68-year-old New Brunswick woman last year.
An appeals court limited when defendants facing criminal charges can obtain pending internal affairs documents of cops testifying against them.
A group of mostly Democratic-led states challenged a Trump administration rule that would force them to provide data on people receiving antipoverty benefits.
The Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)
And from D.C. and elsewhere:
Democratic states urged the U.S. Supreme Court to continue a pause on Trump’s vote-by-mail order.
Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination was advanced by the Senate in a party-line vote.
Trump called on the Senate to pass a bill making daylight saving time permanent.
A U.S. Senate panel voted to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he declined to answer any questions at a Covid-19 hearing.
The Trump administration threatened to gut policies that shape early childhood education program Head Start.
Trump signed two executive orders in another attempt to deny citizenship to babies born to non-citizens in the U.S.
Have a great weekend!
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