“It is long overdue. It is long overdue. And we’re happy to have it be happening today,” said Reva Foster, president of the New Jersey Black Issues Convention.
“This is a landmark, simple and crucial piece of legislation to codify case law to protect the fundamental right to reproductive choice for all New Jerseyans,” said Sen. Linda Greenstein, D-Middlesex.
Legislation that seeks to limit the use of chokeholds by police stalled in the Statehouse in the leadup to Tuesday's anniversary of George Floyd’s murder – and police reform activists were thrilled.
AG Gurbir Grewal on Wednesday made the case before a state Senate panel for releasing identifying information about officers who have faced major disciplinary action in recent years.
A tweak under consideration at the Statehouse would presume that people charged with domestic violence by strangulation would be jailed until their trial.
Five state senators have called for the investigation and removal of two Family Court judges who were criticized for downplaying the actions by accused teen rapists.
A bipartisan bill that has already passed in the state Senate would allow research animals to be put up for adoption once their services are completed.