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The soon-to-be Notorious RWA Presented by Uber Driver Stories Good Monday morning! Another Supreme Court vacancy, another young woman to fill it. Gov. Murphy will nominate Rachel Wainer Apter, the director of the Division of Civil Rights, to the seat being vacated by Jaynee LaVecchia, I’ve confirmed. David Wildstein reported it first. The big headline here is that she’s a former clerk for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, whose 88th birthday would have been today. If she s confirmed, Murphy will have placed two women on the court who will be able to serve for 30 years. That’s a long legacy, though I’m not sure whether it really is one. As Gov. Christie’s picks have shown us, state Supreme Court justices don’t necessarily vote the way their nominator would like them to. But if you’re just looking for another reliably liberal vote, this nominee doesn t seem likely to veer right once on the bench. ....
Trump pardons Bannon, grants clemency to reactionaries and criminals President Donald Trump ended his presidency by granting clemency to 144 individuals, including one of his top fascist advisers, Stephen Bannon. On his way out of the White House, Trump issued 74 pardons and commuted the sentences of 70 others. While there were a number of pardons and commutations for those convicted of low-level drug and weapons offenses, the vast bulk were reserved for convicted felons who had ties to Trump and were previously found guilty of evading or falsifying taxes, money laundering, insider trading or defrauding the US government. Despite much speculation, Trump did not preemptively pardon himself, members of his family or those in the Trump organization. His lawyers advised against pardoning himself in light of the upcoming impeachment trial in the Senate, arguing that a self-pardon could give the appearance of guilt. ....
5 with ties to N.J. win pardons, clemency from Trump on his last day in office Updated Jan 20, 2021; Posted Jan 20, 2021 President Trump is seen on a network monitor after his pre-recorded farewell speech was released, hours before issuing 140 pardons and commutations early Wednesday morning.AP Facebook Share There was Salomon Melgen, once the nation’s highest-paid Medicare doctor in the country. Melgen is now in prison for bilking Medicare for millions of dollars, but his friendship with U.S. Sen Robert Menendez turned him into a central figure in a high-profile bribery and corruption case that targeted the New Jersey Democrat, and ultimately ended in a mistrial and a dismissal of all charges. ....