patrick leahy

Nov 15

NJ Politics Digest: Christie Dances Around AG Speculation

The former New Jersey governor refused to say whether or not he would accept the job if it was offered to him.

By Observer Politics Team

Nov 14

NJ Politics Digest: NJ National Epicenter of Hate Crimes

Nearly 500 hate crimes were reported in New Jersey in 2017, a 76 percent jump from 2018 and the fourth-highest total in the nation, according to data released Tuesday by the FBI.

By Observer Politics Team

Mar 15

This Tax Law Created to Reprimand Nixon Has Been Cheating Artists for Decades

Thanks to Nixon gaming the system, when an artist donates a work of art, whether its value is $10 or $10 million, they get no tax incentive. Meanwhile a collector can write off the full price.

By Daniel Grant

Mar 6

Congress’ Money Bags Will Decide Marijuana Legalization’s Fate

By Brian Darling

Nov 3

Democrats Demand Sessions Testify Before Senate Judiciary Committee—Again

By Davis Richardson

Sep 20

Gmail, Facebook Messages Inch Toward Legal Protection

By Kelly Faircloth

Apr 2

The Pleasurers of the President

By Chris Lehmann

Dec 9

Everybody Loves Eliot

By Observer Staff

Oct 8

Rush to Conform Endangers Liberty

By Joe Conason

Jun 18

We’re Courting Disaster With Out-of-Date Supremes

By Nicholas von Hoffman

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