Whats Going on With the New Jersey Supreme Court?

NJ Top Court Looking At School Funding, Again
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Gov. Chris Christie’s deep cuts to subsidies for New Jersey public schools are going before the state Supreme Court. Wednesday’s hearing was the latest twist in one of the state’s most contentious and longest-lasting court battles. In a string of cases going back almost three decades, the state’s top court has repeatedly ruled that New Jersey needs to do more to improve the schools in its poorest cities. The Republican Governor was among critics...

Let's make a deal on the New Jersey Supreme Court
Justice Roberto Rivera-Soto’s decision to resign from the Supreme Court in September is not likely to break anyone’s heart. He is a deeply flawed justice who had no chance of winning reappointment anyway. His 2007 censure after using his official position to intervene in a High School spat on his son’s behalf was bad enough. But his recent refusal to cast votes on cases before the court, or to draft opinions, was an outrageous abdication of his duties. The only pity is that he&...

Young named Michigan Supreme Court's chief justice
A breakdown of the vote on the seven-member court was not immediately released. But Young, a nominee of the Republican Party, was widely expected to benefit from the GOP’s return to majority after the November election. Young was appointed to the state appeals court by former Gov. John Engler in 1995, and to the Supreme Court in 1999. Contact Dawson Bell: 517-372-8661 or [email protected]. ...

Braun: N.J. task force raises questions about higher education quality, out-migration problem
Tony Kurdzuk/The Star-LedgerStanding next to former Gov. Tom Kean (right), Gov. Chris Christie fields questions from reporters during a Press Conference in the Governor's office where Christie signed an Executive Order overhauling Higher Education. Trenton — Nearly 20 years ago, New Jersey surrendered statewide governance of higher education to institutional presidents — and former Gov. Tom Kean, then president of Drew University, thought it was a bad idea. Now, as head of a task fo...

Chris Christie Ahead of Obama in Poll
Get alerts when there is a new article that might interest you. In a hypothetical field of 2012 Republican Presidential Candidates, the only one who would beat President Barack Obama is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, according to a new Zogby International poll. Despite those results and the recent Election Day Republican landslide, Christie said Obama should not be worried. “I’m sure the president is resting easy…knowing that the only person who’s beating him in the ...

Christie Only Hypothetical GOP Candidate That Beats Obama
TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — In a hypothetical field of 2012 Republican Presidential Candidates, the only one who would beat President Barack Obama is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, according to a new Zogby International poll. Despite those results and the recent Election Day Republican landslide, Christie said Obama should not be worried. “I’m sure the president is resting easy…knowing that the only person who’s beating him in the poll will once again declare that IR

Thoughts on a Christie Run
This piece was originally published on Rightosphere on 10/10/10. Given that Gov. Christie is the only Republican who leads Obama nationally at this point in time, and given my sympathies to the Governor’s political orientation, I decided that a re-post is in order. ______________________________________________ I know, I know. He won’t run. He’s given Shermanesque statements. It’s too soon. He needs to be re-elected first. And so on. But still, his recent wins in two se...

Senate prez poisons the well over NJ Supremes
The President of the New Jersey Senate, with New Jersey's largest newspaper aiding and abetting him, made the enmity between him and the Governor even more acute yesterday, on the occasion of the decision by a Supreme Court Justice not to seek tenure on the Court. Senator Stephen M. Sweeney (D-3-Gloucester) added to the near-constant refrain of criticism that Justice Roberto A. Rivera-Soto has received, ever since Rivera-Soto announced that he would abstain on all cases so long as Appellate Divi...

A Defense of Chris Christie, From an Unlikely Source
Chris Christie’s press office sends along this defense of the Governor from…. MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell? Yup. Lawrence O’Donnell: Meanwhile another New Jersey politician has pretty much dodged any criticism, Newark Mayor Cory Booker. Here he is shoveling snow a few years ago. According to this official twitter feed during this most recent storm he delivered diapers to someone who couldn’t get out to do shopping and dug out another person’s car. All va...

Supreme Court Chief Justice Swears In Boehner's Staff
John G. Roberts Jr., the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, swore in President Obama - twice. But Chief Justice Roberts is apparently Bipartisan in his willingness to swear in federal employees. On Tuesday morning, he presided over a closed-door ceremony in the offices of the soon-to-be House Speaker, John A. Boehner of Ohio, to swear in the lawmaker’s staff a day before Republicans are scheduled to take control of the House chamber. Employees of the Federal Government are all required...

Supreme Court Justice Scalia: Roe v. Wade Not in Constitution
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia frequently talks about his views on Abortion and the high Court Case that allowed for unlimited abortions throughout Pregnancy for any reason. As the nation looks to mark the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade later this month and 53 million abortions it has ushered in, Scalia said in a new interview that the case is an “absurdity.” “You want a right to abortion? There’s nothing in the Constitution about that. But that doesn’t mean ...

With Jersey Deep in Snow, Gov. Christie had Fun in Sun
Meaning no disrespect to the world’s most famous and lovable rodent, but New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) response to last week’s massive Snow Storm that hammered the Garden State and other East Coast states, was literally Mickey Mouse. While tough and dedicated New Jersey state workers—the same workers Christie has spent his tenure attacking—cleared snow-covered roads and worked to keep residents safe and warm, Christie was vacationing at Disney World. In fact, he’

9th Circuit Court Punts Prop 8 To State Supreme Court On Standing
TM NOTE: This post has been front-paged from “In the News,” which was originally posted at 2:55 pm today. Joyce will begin a weekly posting this Saturday entitled “Queer Talk.” As you’ll see in the comment section, she took part in a Q&A by Adam Bink’s “Courage Campaign,” with updates added there. Via JoeMyGod, news that the court decision on California’s Prop 8 has been punted, and sent to the California State Supreme Court. Another one ...

Panel calls on N.J. to help colleges
New Jersey should increase financial support of its public colleges and universities and spare them from state-imposed caps on Tuition and fees, according to a report released Tuesday by the state's Higher Education Task Force. The task force, convened by Gov. Christie in May, also called for the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) to be "fundamentally transformed." The panel recommended that UMDNJ's Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and School of Public Health...

Father, son take parallel paths to the bench in St. Charles
When Tim Lohmar was a boy, he had no idea what his dad did for a living, except that sometimes they got to hang out together at the old Courthouse in St. Charles. "He'd meet a sheriff's deputy to sign a search warrant, and I had the run of the place," he said. "I'd sit on his bench and bang his gavel, and I'd flip the microphone on." Those early experiences must have made an impression because Tim Lohmar, 37, followed his dad, William T. Lohmar, 64, to a position as associate circuit judge in St...

Judicial term limits
I am not, as a general matter, a fan of term limits for political offices. I was opposed to the various proposals for legislative term limits when that issue was hot in the 1990s, even recognizing the recent Scholarship showing that the voters really don't hold legislators accountable for unpopular policies or poor performance. I have never known a world without executive term limits, although my sense is that the typical 8-year imposed limit reflects the realistic lifespan of most executive...

Appeals court turns to state on key Prop. 8 issue
(01-04) 18:36 PST San Francisco -- California's highest court, which has issued three rulings on same-sex marriage in less than seven years, was handed another crucial question Tuesday - whether sponsors of a voter-approved measure banning gay and Lesbian Weddings have the right to defend it in court. The state Supreme Court was brought into the fray by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, which heard arguments last month about whether Proposition 8, the 2008 initiative ou...

Appeals court turns to state on key Prop. 8 issue
(01-04) 18:36 PST San Francisco -- California's highest court, which has issued three rulings on same-sex marriage in less than seven years, was handed another crucial question Tuesday - whether sponsors of a voter-approved measure banning gay and Lesbian Weddings have the right to defend it in court. The state Supreme Court was brought into the fray by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, which heard arguments last month about whether Proposition 8, the 2008 initiative ou...

Appeals court turns to state on key Prop. 8 issue
(01-04) 18:36 PST San Francisco -- California's highest court, which has issued three rulings on same-sex marriage in less than seven years, was handed another crucial question Tuesday - whether sponsors of a voter-approved measure banning gay and Lesbian Weddings have the right to defend it in court. The state Supreme Court was brought into the fray by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, which heard arguments last month about whether Proposition 8, the 2008 initiative ou...

Zogby Poll Has Chris Christie Ahead of Obama For 2012
CBS reports the findings of a new Zogby Poll showing Christie over Obama by 43 to 40 percent: In a hypothetical field of 2012 Republican Presidential Candidates, the only one who would beat President Barack Obama is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, according to a new Zogby International poll. Despite those results and the recent Election Day Republican landslide, Christie said Obama should not be worried. "I'm sure the president is resting easy ... knowing that the only person who's beating h...

Zogby Poll: NJ Governor Chris Christie Ahead of Obama Among GOP Hopefuls
Here is some real “hope & change” … Its just a hypothetical match up but the results are rather surprising. According to a recent Zogby Poll , New Jersey Governor Chris Christie ahead of President Barack Obama in hypothetical presidential match up, 43% to 40%.  Christe has previously stated that he was not going to run for president in 2012; however, isn’t it interesting that a governor who has taken on the unions in NJ and has a successful track record beats Obam...

Poll: Chris Christie Only Hypothetical GOP Opponent Who Would Beat Obama
Only problem being Christie has no intention of running. TRENTON, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — In a hypothetical field of 2012 Republican Presidential Candidates, the only one who would beat President Barack Obama is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, according to a new Zogby International poll. Despite those results and the recent Election Day Republican landslide, Christie said Obama should not be worried. “I’m sure the president is resting easy…knowing that the only person wh...

Zogby poll gives Christie lead over potential GOP field in 2012
There has been a good deal of conversation, mostly amongst those who attempt to predict Elections and participants in them, regarding whether Governor Chris Christie should pursue a run for the Republican nomination for president in 2012. Christie might start to ponder "what if" after Monday's Zogby Poll placed Christie ahead of top Republican names in 2012. Additionally, he was the only one to garner an edge over President Obama in potential matchups. Christie leads former Massachusetts Governo...

Christie Ahead of Obama Among GOP Hopefuls
In a hypothetical field of 2012 Republican Presidential Candidates, the only one who would beat President Barack Obama is New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, according to a new Zogby International poll. Despite those results and the recent Election Day Republican landslide, Christie said Obama should not be worried....

NHL: Minnesota 2, New Jersey 1
NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 4 (UPI) -- A fluke goal by Clayton Stoner, the first tally of his career, proved decisive Tuesday in the Minnesota Wild's 2-1 victory over New Jersey. The Minnesota defenseman got credit for the score when his third-period dump-in from the blue line took a strange bounce off the right halfboards, caroming into a net left unguarded by Johan Hedberg, who had left the crease in anticipation of playing the puck behind the net. Hedberg made a desperate dive but could only partially...