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New Jersey says chemical maker 3M agrees to 'forever chemical' settlement worth up to $450M

New Jersey’s attorney general says chemical manufacturer 3M has agreed to pay up $450 million to resolve lawsuits over natural resource contamination stemming from PFAS — commonly referred to as “forever chemicals.”

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Layoffs, closures and gaps in oversight expected after hundreds of DOJ grants are canceled

Hundreds of organizations have received notice that the Department of Justice is canceling ongoing grants they had received through the Office of Justice Programs

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US Attorney Habba investigating New Jersey governor over immigration enforcement policy

The top federal prosecutor in New Jersey says she launched an investigation into Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and state Attorney General Matt Platkin over the state’s directive to local law enforcement not to cooperate with federal agents conducting immigration enforcement

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St. Louis could lose control of its police to a state-appointed board under Missouri bill

St. Louis local elected officials would lose control over the city's police force under a bill before Missouri's Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe

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Judge Dismisses Racketeering Charges Against NJ Democratic Power Broker

New Jersey judge dismisses racketeering charges against George Norcross and co-defendants due to lack of evidence.

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New Jersey leads effort to challenge Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship

New Jersey and more than a dozen states are challenging President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the constitutional guarantee of birthright citizenship

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More than a dozen Democratic AGs say they'll defend gun regulations ahead of Trump's 2nd term

More than a dozen Democratic state attorneys general said Thursday they plan to defend two gun regulations now being challenged in court, including one banning devices that enable semiautomatic guns to fire more quickly

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New Jersey Supreme Court temporarily leaves attorney general in charge of Paterson police

New Jersey’s top court has agreed to temporarily pause a lower court decision that determined the attorney general overstepped his authority when he took control of the Paterson Police Department

The Independent UK

New Jersey, Minnesota sue Glock over switch that allows pistols to fire like machine gun

New Jersey and Minnesota sued Glock on Thursday, calling on the gunmaker to stop selling firearms that can be adapted with dime-sized switches to fire up to 1,200 rounds a minute

The Independent UK

N.J. Businessman Indicted for Sopranos-Style Economic Development Racket

George Norcross III's alleged actions are almost cartoonishly corrupt. But for economic development programs, it's not too far off from business as usual.

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New Jersey Political Boss Indicted On Racketeering Charges

Recent legal challenges and political upheavals in New Jersey involving Norcross's indictment and Menendez's trial raise questions about ethics and account...

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New Jersey Democratic Power Broker Charged With Racketeering

George Norcross and associates face charges of racketeering and manipulation of tax incentives in New Jersey, raising questions about political influence a...

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Democratic power broker fights for front-row seat to his own indictment announcement

Influential New Jersey power broker was charged with racketeering

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Islamic Center At Rutgers University Vandalized On Eid-Al-Fitr

Islamic center at Rutgers University vandalized on Eid-al-Fitr, investigated as hate crime. Authorities condemn act of Islamophobia and emphasize zero tole...

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New Jersey police seek killer of a Muslim cleric outside Newark mosque

Police in New Jersey are hunting for the killer of a Muslim cleric who was shot outside his mosque

The Independent UK

Three gun dealers sued by New Jersey attorney general, who says they violated state law

New Jersey’s attorney general has sued three firearms dealers, alleging that they ran afoul of state law by illegally storing weapons and trying to sell “ghost guns.”

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Eunice Dwumfour: Church friend arrested months after mysterious murder of New Jersey councilwoman

Lawmaker, 30, was shot more than 12 times as she sat outside her house in a car in February

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NJ takes over Paterson police after crisis worker's shooting

New Jersey’s attorney general says his office has taken control of the police department in the state’s third-largest city, Paterson

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Google to pay $391 million over ‘crafty’ location tracking

Google agreed to pay a total of $391.5 million to 40 US states to resolve a probe into controversial location-tracking practices that the Alphabet Inc. unit says it already discarded several years ago, in what state officials are calling the largest such privacy settlement in US history.

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FBI identifies suspect accused of threatening New Jersey synagogues

The FBI lifted an earlier threat to the Jewish community in New Jersey, but has not said if a suspect has been detained

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14 guards indicted on misconduct charges at women's prison

Fourteen prison guards have been indicted on charges including misconduct and assault stemming from what authorities have said was an assault on inmates at New Jersey's only state prison for women

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