Without illegal government secrets, public interest lawyers would not get paid
Recently, Senator Paul Sarlo tried to defend an outrageous attempt to gut New Jersey’s Open Public Records Act by accusing lawyers of profiting off taxpayers through lawsuits aimed at accessing public records. Sinister Sarlo’s argument likening lawyers advocating for transparency to profiting off taxpayers is akin to criminals suggesting that we pay police too much…
Gold Bar Bob in court as party bosses support his son’s bid for second term in Congress
Disgraced US Senator Bob Menendez’s historic second trial on corruption charges commences in Manhattan federal court, shedding light on allegations of bribery and influence peddling within the political establishment that is still solidly behind his son’s bid for a second term in the House of Representatives. The trial, an encore to the 2017 case that…
The enduring legacy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms
By James J. Devine President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his Four Freedoms speech on January 6, 1941, but the message continues to reverberate as a testament to the enduring pursuit of human rights and dignity. In his address, Roosevelt articulated four essential freedoms that people worldwide should enjoy: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of…
Assembly panel moves public records bill in near-unanimous vote despite ‘grave concern’
by Nikita Biryukov, New Jersey Monitor A bill that would defang the Open Public Records Act’s main enforcement mechanism advanced a key committee Friday even as numerous members expressed deep concerns about the bill, setting the measure up for potential passage by the Legislature on Monday. Multiple members of the Assembly’s budget committee expressed hesitation before voting yes,…
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