Tracey Tully

N.J. Criminal Cases Screech to a Halt as Habba’s Authority Is Challenged

The saga over Alina Habba's tenure as NJ's top federal prosecutor hit new levels as court proceedings statewide were abruptly canceled. “A lot of judges will not be hearing any criminal cases that are of a non-urgent matter,” a judge said, according to transcript. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/n...

Prosecutor Fired by Trump Officials Says She Is Set to Take Over Office

A social media post late Wednesday extended a remarkable standoff between federal officials in New Jersey and Justice Department officials in Washington over who should lead the U.S. attorney’s office in the state.

Showdown in New Jersey Over Top Federal Prosecutor

NEW: Senators Cory Booker and Andy Kim said that the crisis brewing in NJ's US attorneys office showed a "pattern of publicly undermining judicial decisions and showing disregard for the rule of law" by President Trump's Justice Department.

Bypassing Habba, Judges in New Jersey Name New Top Federal Prosecutor

Alina Habba has been replaced as New Jersey's top prosecutor by a panel of district court judges. Ms. Habba, who was named to the job by President Trump, has been the state's interim U.S. attorney since March. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/n...

Lightning Kills 1 and Injures 13 on Archery Range in New Jersey, Police Say

Lightning strike kills a 61-year-old man and injures 13 others at an outdoor archery range near Great Adventure. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/u...

U.S. Subpoenas Governor Who Said He Would House Migrant at His Home

U.S. Subpoenas Governor Who Said He Would House Migrant at His Home www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/n...

Using the courts to try to delay the release of phone records and a bunch of other information sought in the subpoenas is an obvious gambit. The real question is why the governor and the Legislature haven't been more concerned about finding out what really happened. @newjerseymonitor.com

Preet Bharara to Investigate State Police Slowdown in New Jersey

Led by Preet Bharara, prosecutors are now investigating who knew what, when -- including brass at the tippy top of the food chain. In New Jersey, there's a 5-year mandatory minimum sentence for a conviction on official misconduct. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/11/n...

For 8 Months, Traffic Enforcement on New Jersey’s Highways Plummeted

Here's the story that laid out how traffic stops plummeted, followed by an almost immediate uptick in fatal crashes. Coincidence? Unlikely, experts say. (paywall free link): www.nytimes.com/2024/12/08/n...

And of course there's fear within the three unions that advised their members during the time that troopers - statewide, and on the waterways - stopped making most routine traffic safety stops. And of course it's a criminal investigation. People died.

State police unions sue New Jersey attorney general to block racial profiling probe • New Jersey Monitor Unions representing the New Jersey state police want a judge to toss subpoenas in A.G. Matt Platkin's probe of racial profiling in car stops.

Thrilled to see another NJ reporter, the inestimable @danadifilippo.bsky.social, finally dive into a drastic State Police work slowdown that coincided with a sharp uptick in fatalities and crashes on NJ roads. 🧵 tinyurl.com/5xcymktk

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‘Blood money:’ N.J.’s shocking last-minute budget move has experts furious about ‘stolen’ opioid funds. Gov. Phil Murphy was also urged to block the 'blatant misuse of power' that would scrap tighter scrutiny of failing nursing homes

Must-read story on NJ budget shenanigans from
@susanklivio.bsky.social on how Dems are taking $ from opioid settlements to give politically connected hospitals and making it harder to force crummy nursing homes to improve.
@govmurphy.bsky.social will have final say. www.nj.com/politics/202...

AG Platkin on the Legislature’s plan to use $45 million in opioid settlement funds for a non-authorized use.

If I had to guess what happened with the polling: look at the number of young voters who turned out early. They weren’t in anyone’s likely voter screen.

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Widening Highways Doesn’t Fix Traffic. So Why Do We Keep Doing It? (Published 2023)

Other parts of the US have learned the hard way about a concept known as "induced demand." www.nytimes.com/2023/01/06/u...

Can a $10 Billion Highway Fix One of New Jersey’s Worst Traffic Jams? (Published 2022)

Opponents argue that widening the turnpike will only invite additional traffic, worsening backups and the idling of vehicles on the approach to the Holland Tunnel, which is not being expanded. www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/n...

Operating Engineers endorse Ciattarelli for Governor - New Jersey Globe The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 825 has endorsed Jack Ciattarelli for governor of New Jersey, giving the Republican nominee the

Unmentioned in this @njglobe.bsky.social story, but the Operating Engineers are the main proponents of a controversial, $10 billion plan to add 4 lanes to the NJ highway that leads into the Holland Tunnel. Murphy, who the union endorsed in 2021 against Ciattarelli, also supported.

Mahmoud Khalil Must Be Released on Bail, Federal Judge Orders

A federal judge based in Newark has ruled that the Trump administration must release Mahmoud Khalil, the only high-profile pro-Palestinian demonstrator in the US who remains in confinement.

Adams Bars Reporter From News Conferences for Being ‘Disrespectful’

A Daily News reporter has been barred from NY City Hall after asking the mayor questions - essentially, his job. “Our reporters have the right to ask questions, and taxpayers aren’t funding the police to keep reporters out of City Hall press conferences,” the paper’s editor said.

A Senator’s Fall From Grace Ends in a Grim Federal Lockup

The Bureau of Prisons has confirmed that Bob Menendez, New Jersey’s former senator, is in custody at a federal prison in Pennsylvania. The confirmation came soon after a red car with Jersey plates entered the complex with a passenger in the back seat, and left with only a driver.

Inside the Tumult That Led 4 Men to Escape from a Migrant Facility

Here’s a look at how frustration boiled over at a private jail with a $1 billion Trump admin contract to hold migrants facing deportation.

Food, water and cooler heads were in short supply. Guards retreated. Men jailed there were terrified. 4 others used bedsheets to escape.

Inside Delaney Hall:

Inside the Tumult That Led 4 Men to Escape from a Migrant Facility

NEW: An inside look at the unrest among migrants inside Delaney Hall that prompted an uproar and 4 detainees to escape.

Breakout raised question about GEO Group, and conditions at facilities as Trump pushes numbers.

W/ @traceytully.bsky.social & Raul Vilchis

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/n...

Four Men Escape From Migrant Detention Facility in Newark

NEW: An ICE detention center in Newark run by one of the country's largest private prison companies is on lockdown after 4 men escaped from the facility. w/ @luisferre7.bsky.social

Law Enforcement Officers Respond to Reports of Unrest at Migrant Facility

Delaney Hall in Newark, a privately run ICE detention facility, was again the site of a tense clash this evening. w/ @luisferre7.bsky.social

5 baby peregrine falcons are ready to fly the coop in an interesting stewardship program led by PANY-NJ

Republicans in Congress Set to Grill Democratic Governors on Immigration

The Democratic governors of NY, Illinois and Minnesota will be in Washington today to testify before a Republican-led House committee on their states’ immigration policies.

With Trump’s Help, Jack Ciattarelli Wins G.O.P. Nomination for Governor (Gift Article) Mr. Ciattarelli, a former state assemblyman, is running his third campaign for governor of New Jersey.

Jack Ciattarelli won the Republican nomination for governor of New Jersey on Tuesday, beating his two main opponents by a convincing margin, according to The Associated Press.