1. Christie Town Hall: I have no sympathy for your view
(N.J./State)

... to make common sense to me, yet the Legislature won’t do it,” added Christie. “And this is just flat-out wrong and it’s making us a less safe state.” The change requires a constitutional amendment, which ...

2. Fourth Amendment Victory in N.J.: When Can Police Enter Your Home?
(N.J./State)

... in open space, but we've become such a police state that any victory, however painfully obvious, is good. In a 6-1 decision, the court found that police violated a Vineland man's fourth amendment rights ...

3. Chalk Up a Victory for the Rambos of the U.S.; Assault Weapons are Here to Stay
(Life/Style)

... my best. But my best, I guess, wasn’t good enough.” (North Jersey.com) Although the assault ban has been dropped from the actual legislation, it will get voted on as an amendment to the gun legislation. ...

4. N.J. Senators Bring Awareness to the Crimes of Human Trafficking
(N.J./State)

... of the Emancipation Proclamation which occurred on January 1, 1863 as well as his signing of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution – outlawing slavery – which occurred on February 1, 1865. “The ...

5. Without Due Process: Targeted Killings and the Use of Drones
(Opinion/Commentary)

BY RUSH HOLT U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FROM N.J.'s 12TH DISTRICT COMMENTARY The Fifth Amendment guarantees that no American shall “be deprived of life, liberty or property, without due process of law.” ...

6. Gabby Gifford's Husband Buys Assault Rifle, Stirs Up Quite a Bit of Controversy
(Opinion/Commentary)

... bubble of Crazytown, it's all about fighting an invisible Hitler (Hitler actually relaxed gun regulations) and screaming about an amendment (it's the Fourth Amendment that's really in danger) they just ...

7. Rap Videos Lead to First Amendment Rights Fight, Possible Charges for Irvington Cops
(News/Hot topic)

... that Gattison’s conduct was fine, telling The Ledger, “In this instance, their First Amendment rights trump anything else.” Marvin Braker, the Township Attorney also said the songs could be considered ...

8. International Women's Day Raises Awareness, Celebrates Advancements
(Opinion/Commentary)

... became a focus of the women’s rights movement. 1911 also saw the 'Bread and Roses' campaign. The slogan appealed for both fair wages and dignified working conditions. The passage of the Nineteenth Amendment ...

9. N.J. Civil Rights: Freedom of Expression Includes Middle Finger
(Life/Style)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM Robert Bell of Edison admits that he hates police, and says he retains the First Amendment rights to express his opinion. Bell was arrested back in 2011 for offering ...

10. March is Women’s History Month: Bill Aimed At Knocking Down Workplace Inequity
(U.S./Nation)

... 6.2 percent of women are employed in these occupations, according to Department of Labor statistics. Lawmakers say this legislation will be offered as an amendment which will reauthorize the Workforce ...

11. New Jersey's Campaign Finance Law
(N.J./State)

... not appear to pose a challenge to New Jersey’s campaign finance law. Even if the Court strikes down the aggregate limits as violative of First Amendment rights (which I think it will), there is no impact ...

12. The Second Amendment
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

Thanks for your comments. Many people think that the Second Amendment conveys the right to keep and bear arms. Anyone who believes this should read the Second Amendment again: "A well-regulated militia ...

13. Openly Gay NJ Democrat and Colleagues Fighting To Override Christie's Veto of Gay Marriage
(N.J./State)

... am adhering to what I've said since this bill was first introduced -- an issue of this magnitude and importance, which requires a constitutional amendment, should be left to the people of New Jersey to ...

14. Gun Owning Moms in N.J. Express Anguish over Second Amendment Assault
(Opinion/Commentary)

... over the phone that she had never really thought about becoming a gun owner until she realized she may lose her Second Amendment right, and the more she thought about it, the more convinced she became ...

15. Democratic-Controlled N.J. Assembly Passes Sweeping Gun Reforms Despite Republican Opposition
(N.J./State)

... Newtown massacre. And Rep. John Dimaio seemed to reverberate the ridiculously redundant Second Amendment protestations with which Republicans are obsessed. "We live in an area ...

16. 25 Proposed Gun Laws Are Up for Vote in the N.J. Assembly: It's the Wrong Approach
(Opinion/Commentary)

... own firearms for target shooting, hunting, personal and home defense and collecting. They care deeply about the Second Amendment and they are the ones being targeted now. I believe efforts to impose ...

17. Mississippi Abolishes Slavery 148 Years Later
(U.S./Nation)

BY BOB HOLT NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM In a move that had clearly missed their day planner, Mississippi has officially ratified the 13th Amendment banning slavery. The movie “Lincoln” and an Indian-American ...

18. Drones in American Airspace. What's the risk?
(U.S./Nation)

...  The question often asked… How does this effect personal privacy? “I think even the possibility of their use on home soil jeopardizes our fourth amendment rights,” Tamalone said. John McPherson, studying ...

19. Minimum Wage Foolishness: New Jersey Republicans are Really Democrats
(Opinion/Commentary)

... determine the appropriate wage for workers who demonstrably have few value added abilities. In addition, 56% of voters favored a constitutional amendment to raise the minimum wage while 38% feel that ...

20. You have violated your oath of office and should resign
(Comments/Unsorted comments)

It would be a slam-dunk only for someone who holds the U.S. Constitution and the 14th amendment in contempt. People's names are put on the Terrorist Screening Data Base (AKA the FBI's Terrorist Watch ...