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Minnesota assassination prompts many lawmakers to wonder: Is service worth the danger?

1 week ago | newjerseymonitor.com | Alex Brown |Robbie Sequeira

A year into her first term in office, New Jersey Assemblywoman Sadaf Jaffer decided not to run for reelection. The political world saw her as a rising star in 2023; Jaffer, a Democrat, previously served as the nation’s first female Muslim mayor. But rampant harassment from online commenters and other politicians about her religion, as well as high-profile acts of violence against other public officials, made her reconsider her political future.
Press not exempt from law limiting publication of officials' addresses, court rules • New Jersey Monitor

1 week ago | newjerseymonitor.com | Nikita Biryukov

A state law that shields from public disclosure the addresses and phone numbers of police, prosecutors, and judges can be used to bar press from publishing that information, the New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously ruled Tuesday. The high court found that New Brunswick could invoke the threat of civil and criminal sanctions against Charlie Kratovil, editor of New Brunswick Today, under a statute known as Daniel’s Law to bar him from publishing the address of the city’s police director.
U.S. Supreme Court will hear appeal by New Jersey 'crisis pregnancy' centers • New Jersey Monitor

1 week ago | newjerseymonitor.com | Nikita Biryukov

by Nikita Biryukov, New Jersey Monitor June 16, 2025 The U.S. Supreme Court will weigh a jurisdictional question in an ongoing legal fight between New Jersey’s attorney general and the “crisis pregnancy” centers he’s investigating for deceptive advertising under the state’s consumer fraud law.
Counseling by chatbot? New Jersey legislators act to ban AI in therapy

1 week ago | newjerseymonitor.com | Sophie Nieto-Munoz

by Sophie Nieto-Munoz, New Jersey Monitor June 16, 2025 A new bill would bar companies from using artificial intelligence to act as a licensed mental health professional. Members of the Assembly Science, Innovation and Technology Committee unanimously advanced the measure Monday. The bill would make the practice unlawful under the state Consumer Fraud Act. Violators would face fines of up to $10,000 for a first offense, and up to $20,000 per subsequent offense.
After night of unrest, congressmen say ICE jail is "shoddy," should be evacuated • New Jersey Monitor

2 weeks ago | newjerseymonitor.com | Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Hours after unrest erupted inside a controversial migrant jail in Newark, two congressmen visited the site and confirmed “major movement of detainees out of this facility.”Sen. Andy Kim, a Democrat, and Rep. Rob Menendez (D-09) visited Delaney Hall Friday morning to inspect the facility and talk with immigration and jail officials after detainees revolted late Thursday over insufficient or inedible food, undrinkable water, and overcrowding.
Jersey Fresh wine and beer could be coming to a shelf near you

2 weeks ago | newjerseymonitor.com | Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Wines and beer made with Garden State products could feature new “Jersey Fresh” labels under a bill lawmakers advanced Thursday. “I would love to encourage our producers of our spirits to get their products, get what they need, their supplies here in the state. Let’s encourage it,” said Assemblywoman Andrea Katz (D-Burlington). The Jersey Fresh program began in the 1980s to inform consumers about produce grown in the state and promote buying from local businesses.
Assembly panel advances bill to protect voting rights in New Jersey

2 weeks ago | newjerseymonitor.com | Nikita Biryukov

An Assembly committee approved a bill that would create a state counterpart to the federal Voting Rights Act in what supporters said was a bid to protect New Jersey’s democracy from growing federal assaults. The measure would create a new independent office, housed in Treasury, to oversee elections where the voting rights or powers of racial and language minorities are limited.
Primaries topple at least two Assembly incumbents — and more could follow • New Jersey Monitor

2 weeks ago | newjerseymonitor.com | Nikita Biryukov

At least two sitting members of the Assembly appear to have lost their reelection campaigns Tuesday, though it may take days yet to determine which lawmakers will see their tenures end in January. Democratic incumbents face defeat in the 28th and 31st districts, with the chance of another loss in the 32nd, according to election results that remain preliminary.
Judge says Columbia University activist facing deportation should be freed

2 weeks ago | newjerseymonitor.com | Sophie Nieto-Munoz

by Sophie Nieto-Munoz, New Jersey Monitor June 11, 2025 A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a Columbia University activist detained for partaking in pro-Palestinian protests cannot be held by the federal government over allegations that his presence in the United States undermines the nation’s foreign policy interests. U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz issued the order Wednesday but gave federal prosecutors until Friday at 9:30 a.m. to ask the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals to step in.
Governor says N.J. World Cup will be 'welcoming' to fans, despite Trump immigration crackdown • New Jersey Monitor

2 weeks ago | newjerseymonitor.com | Sophie Nieto-Munoz

As anticipation builds for New Jersey hosting the World Cup next summer, anxieties are also swirling among international soccer fans worried they’ll be targeted by Trump administration immigration policies. But Gov.