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State blocked in “prior restraint” case against The Trentonian

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UPDATE (5/2/17): SPJ-NJ reports that last week a NJ Appellate Court denied the NJ Attorney General’s request to reinstate a gag order against The Trentonian newspaper and reporter Isaac Avilucea. “Prior restraints on speech and publication are the most serious and the least tolerable infringement on First Amendment rights,” wrote the Court in its strongly-worded Read More …

Advocate says he may sue city for records related to chief municipal prosecutor search

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“Nothing in the executive order prevents the city from disclosing the names and addresses of the unsuccessful candidates because the search is now over and the position is filled,” said Paff. “Trenton’s Law Department just flatly denied my request without informing me whether or not they even checked with the unsuccessful candidates. As an open Read More …