Courtly Observations is a recurring series by Erwin Chemerinsky that focuses on what the Supreme Court’s decisions will mean for the law, for lawyers and lower courts, and for people’s lives. […] ...

The federal government shutdown that started early Wednesday is already having an impact in New Jersey. Around 48,000 federal employees in New Jersey, including about half who are serving in the U.S.

Food assistance programs in New Jersey could be interrupted in November if the federal government shutdown continues, state officials said. New Jersey’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is ...

Summer Kerksick waited in line for two hours Tuesday to receive a box of canned and dry goods at a food bank event for federal workers amid the ongoing government shutdown. “With my rent due next week ...