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The judge dismissed Rep. LaMonica McIver’s claims that legislative immunity shields her from most of the charges she faces. (Fran Baltzer for New Jersey Monitor)A federal…

In a nationally watched and politically charged case, a federal judge has denied Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-Newark)’s motions to dismiss assault charges against her, keeping the…

By TRAVIS LOLLER, Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation helped galvanize opposition to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, has hearings…

The absurd case against Rep. LaMonica McIver (D) boils down to contact that wouldn’t make anyone blink on a crowded boardwalk on the Fourth of July.…

Protestors rally in support of Rep. LaMonica McIver outside a federal courthouse in Newark on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (Reena Rose Sibayan for New Jersey Monitor)NEWARK…

James Comey, author and former FBI director, speaks at the Barnes & Noble Upper West Side on May 19, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by…

Before Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-Newark)’s trial on federal assault charges begins in November, a federal judge will hear oral arguments on whether the charges should be…

Author James Comey, former FBI director, speaks at the Barnes & Noble Upper West Side on May 19, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Michael…

Rep. LaMonica McIver is accused of assaulting officers on May 9 as they tried to arrest Newark Mayor Ras Baraka at the Delaney Hall migrant jail…

Rep. LaMonica McIver speaks outside the federal courthouse in Newark on June 25, 2025, after she pleaded not guilty to charges related to a scuffle outside…