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Reports on the decision by Trenton, New Jersey Judge Charles A. Delehey to pick a jury from another county to prevent a biased ruling on a murder case against Ambrose A. Harris due to residents' exposure to invectives published by local newspaper ` The Trentonian.' Rejection of a defense motion for a change of venue.

The article discusses a court case wherein a trial court in New Jersey ruled in favor of the eviction papers filed against an elderly apartment resident, who complained of bedbug infestation but denied an exterminator to enter his apartment. According to the trial court, the resident violated the terms of the lease for not providing the exterminator access to his apartment. Moreover, the resident filed an appeal to an state appeals court, which reversed the lower court's ruling.

The 11th hour settlement came just days before the case was scheduled to be heard by the New Jersey Supreme Court. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reports on New Jersey Governor James McGreevey's announcement that he is gay, had an extramarital affair with another man, and is resigning from office. Reference to scandals in New Jersey involving McGreevey; Biographical and career details; The lawsuit against McGreevey brought by Golan Cipel, with whom he allegedly had an affair; Ethical problems within the administration; How McGreevey named Cipel his special assistant on homeland security in 2002; Cipel's denial of having had an affair with McGreevey; Implications for McGreevey's wife Dina; Outlook.

The article discusses the conviction of "New York Times" reporter Myron Farber into a New Jersey jail in August 1976 ago for refusing to give his notes to a federal judge. It notes that Farber's report has led to the multiple-murder indictment of physician Mario Jascalevich, who is charged with injecting lethal doses of the muscle relaxant curare into three patients in a small suburban New Jersey hospital in 1965-1966. It states that Jascalevich's lawyer and a federal judge demanded to see Farber's notes, but he refused, citing the First Amendment and a New Jersey law that allows reporters the privilege of keeping their sources confidential. However, Farber decided to give the manuscript to Judge William Arnold, despite his lawyer, Raymond Brown's, objection.

The article discusses a court case wherein the U.S. Justice Department charges several oil companies for price-fixing in oil. Among the companies indicted by the federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey include American Oil Co. and Atlantic Refining Co., which allegedly violated the Sherman Antitrust Act for conspiring gasoline prices in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. The Justice Department requested the companies for an injunction against giving information on pricing among producers.

Reports on a defamation lawsuit filed by Carol Gorga Williams, a law reporter for "Asbury Park Press" in Neptune, New Jersey, against former Ocean County Deputy Public Defender Robert L. Tarver. Effect of the lawsuit on Williams' reputation; Role of Linda B. Kenney, Tarver's former attorney, in the suit; Decision of Superior Court Judge William Gilroy on the case.

This article focuses on several developments in the U.S. and around the world, as of December 5, 1907. The dangers of a despotic military government at a distance from home were well illustrated in the War Department's last mail from General Douglas MacArthur. Almost as significant as the decision itself was the refusal of the Court to be influenced by the argument from unpleasant consequences. Stock watering by New Jersey corporations is made a delicate, not to say a dangerous, operation by the recent decision of the Court of Errors and Appeals of that State in the Smelting Co. case.

The 11th hour settlement came just days before the case was scheduled to be heard by the New Jersey Supreme Court. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discusses the impact of sixth grader Edward Werner's death while selling door to door during a fundraising activity in Jackson Township, New Jersey. Government's effort to forbid door-to-door sales and limit incentives in fund-raising projects in Pennsylvania; Criminal charges against fifteen-year old Sam Manzie; Associations' policies on door-to-door sales.

The article discusses the ruling of the court regarding the lawsuit filed by Ed Doherty in New Jersey. The court ruled that the posted online response on the interview of Doherty does not signify defamation since it is written based on the comment and personal perspective of the author. It also notes that the response was based on the experiences of the author's daughter who have worked at the company owned by Doherty.

The article reports that Education Law Center, an advocacy group, has taken steps to urge the New Jersey State Supreme Court to demand that money be allocated to build and repair school buildings in poorer cities. State officials have long been criticized for the poor quality of the schools in these locales.

The article focuses on the residents of Mahwah, New Jersey, which is nearby the Ramapo Mountains. The area's woodlands are 25 miles from New York City, but nonresidents are afraid of the mountain people. Particular attention is given to the arrest of Harold Dennison, a resident of Mahwah, on April 1, 2006. Also discussed is the conflict between the residents and law enforcement.

The paper presents the author's reflections on being a gay student at Seton Hall University. I returned to my dorm room during my freshman year at Seton Hall University in northern New Jersey to discover that I had become the victim of a hate crime. I decided to attend Seton Hall and start a group for gay students and allies since it was a school that boasted about acceptance and tolerance and had a policy against antigay discrimination. But my proposal to form Trust, Respect, and Unity at Seton Hall in November 2003 was rejected. There are things in life we can compromise, but our dignity is not one of them, so I rejected any proposal that would offer gay students less than what other students already had, and I filed suit against Seton Hall in March 2004. I am not asking for money, attention or fame. I just want the students at Seton Hall to be able to endure together what I have endured alone. My case, Romeo versus Seton Hall University, will soon be before the state appellate court. It is expected to make its way to New Jersey's highest court and perhaps the U.S. Supreme Court. As a freshman at Seton Hall I learned our school's motto: Hazard Zet Forward. My hope is that I can help gay students do that together.

Reports on a libel judgment that involved the `Home News Tribune' about a sexual harassment at Rutgers University. How the story behind the case started; What made `Home News Tribune' lose the case; Amount paid by the paper in compensatory damages.