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Will the public get to see them?

The legal battle over whether recordings of Spotswood Mayor Jackie Palmer’s interaction with police during an incident at Borough Hall two years ago should become public boils down to whether a Superior Court judge decides if the public has a right to see them or if they should be destroyed because they were made illegally. […]

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Former Mayor Lovely Warren allowed to remain on primary ballot

Former Mayor Lovely Warren can stay on the Democratic primary ballot in her bid for a City Court judgeship, a judge has ruled. Warren, who resigned her mayoral office after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor crime, is scheduled to face Michael Geraci, a local defense lawyer and the Democratic committee’s choice for the judgeship. Geraci […]

City Council

Judge denies request for hand recount of Green Bay City Council race | #citycouncil

GREEN BAY – A Brown County judge on Friday denied Green Bay City Council candidate Steven Campbell’s request to force a hand recount of ballots cast in the council race he lost by 16 votes. Joey Prestley defeated Campbell, the incumbent, 355 votes to 340 in the April 2 election, a margin that entitled Campbell […]

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Windsor’s mayor-elect, town clerk face election complaint

Windsor resident James Cosner is challenging the election of Barry Wilson as the town’s next mayor. Cosner’s attorney filed a complaint in Weld County District Court on Thursday against Mayor-elect Wilson and Town Clerk Karen Frawley claiming Wilson was not eligible to run for mayor because he had already been elected to two consecutive terms […]

Arkansas

Arkansas Supreme Court affirms voting machines in use are lawful

The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled on Thursday the voting machines currently used in Arkansas comply with state law, contrary to arguments by a group that sued the state to halt their use. Thursday’s ruling upheld a Pulaski County circuit court’s decision from last year. That decision dismissed a lawsuit which argued that Arkansas’ voting equipment […]

Alabama

IVF, abortion rock Alabama race as Supreme Court weighs mifepristone | #elections | #alabama

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, the debate around abortion rights in America exploded. Democrats and Republicans campaigned on access to the procedure in pivotal midterm races. And advocates trying to protect abortion have since notched victories with ballot measures in half a dozen states − even in deep red areas. […]

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Spotswood NJ sued over police bodycam footage mayor wants destroyed

SPOTSWOOD – Mayor Jackie Palmer and the borough are arguing that police bodycam footage of a meeting between her and police officers about an incident at Borough Hall should be destroyed because she was “surreptitiously” recorded in violation of state law. The mayor, through her attorney Matthew Moench, also contends in legal papers that she […]

Arkansas

Arkansas Attorney General Griffin joins 21 states in supporting Texas

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin signed on to an amicus brief Wednesday in support of a Texas law which would make it a state crime, enforceable by state authorities, to cross the US-Mexico border without authorization. He is joined by officials from 21 other states who are not directly involved in the court case but […]

Alabama

Sarah Stewart wins nomination for Alabama Supreme Court chief justice | #elections | #alabama

Among the notable races this Super Tuesday was the primary vote for the next chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. Justice Sarah Stewart, who has been on the court since 2018, snagged the Republican nomination, defeating former state Sen. Bryan Taylor. She won 60.12% of the Montgomery County vote with 9,161 votes, according to […]

Mayor

Spotswood NJ mayor sues borough council as lawsuits keep piling up

The courtroom battle in Spotswood continues to escalate with Mayor Jackie Palmer suing Council President Nicholas Legakis and the Borough Council over the appointment of a special legal counsel, accusing them of “usurping” her authority. Palmer, in the lawsuit filed Friday in Middlesex County Superior Court, alleges the action taken by Legakis and the Council […]