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Senator Cory Booker announces his run for president in 2020, on February 1st, 2019, outside his home in Newark, New Jersey.

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Criminal Justice, Climate Change, and Medicare for All: A Reading List on Some of Cory Booker’s Key Issues

The New Jersey senator officially entered the 2020 presidential race on Friday, February 1st, joining a growing field of Democratic contenders.

Kelley Czajka

Environment

New Jersey’s Governor Signs a Bill Prohibiting Offshore Oil Drilling

Governor Phil Murphy's swiftness in moving to protect New Jersey's shores from oil exploration is the result of plans by the Trump administration to expand offshore drilling in the Atlantic and the Pacific.

Chinelo Nkechi Ikem

Objects That Matter: ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Cards

In 1567, wealthy citizens who could afford to purchase tickets for England's first National Lottery were guaranteed indemnity from arrest for crimes (excepting murder, treason, piracy, and other felonies).

Jack Denton

News in Brief

Outsider Baseball

Jim Johnson has led a $4.6 billion budget as under secretary of the Treasury, helmed one of the country's biggest racial justice centers, and practiced law for one of the most esteemed firms in the U.S. Now he's running for governor of New Jersey. So why has nobody heard of him?

Morgan Baskin

News in Brief

‘Loan Repayment Should Not Be a Life Sentence’

A New Jersey commission is making moves to reform the state’s student loan agency, one small step toward…

Pacific Standard Staff

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New Jersey’s Eyewitness Testimony Instructions Work … Sort of

The state's jury instructions—including a crash course in the psychology of memory—make jurors more skeptical of eyewitness testimony, but not more discerning.

Nathan Collins

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Chris Christie Comes Out Against Democracy

The New Jersey governor is totally fine with making it harder for his constituents to vote.

Jared Keller

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Chris Christie’s Tunnel Tango

What happened to the money after the New Jersey governor killed a new commuter rail tunnel five years ago?

Cezary Podkul

Social Justice

The Importance of Community Support for Prisoner Re-Entry Programs

To be successful, re-entry programs must work to facilitate more interaction between former inmates and potential role models in their new neighborhoods.

Lauren Kirchner