May 7, 2020
Note: Story will be updated as we get statements from all parties involved:
WASHINGTON, DC–Supreme Court Justice Kagan overturned convictions of Bridget Ann Kelly and Bill Baroni and both have been vindicated. The Supreme Court Decision can be read below along with a statement from Bill Baroni and the US Attorney’s Office.
STATEMENT FROM ATTORNEY FOR THE UNITED STATES MARK E. COYNE ON SUPREME COURT RULING IN KELLY V. UNITED STATES
“The Supreme Court’s decision speaks for itself, and we are bound by that decision. Beyond that, we have no comment.”
About Bill Baroni:
Bill Baroni has served numerous past positions in the 14th District in NJ, Mercer County and Hamilton Township, including: 14th Assembly, 14th Senator, Mercer County Community College Board of Trustees. According to Wikipedia he was the only NJ Republican State Senator to vote for same sex marriage in NJ back in 2010. In February 2010 he was appointed Deputy Executive Director of the Port Authority of NY and NJ by then Governor Chris Christie. In 2012 Baroni co-authored the book Fat Kid Got Fit
Bill Baroni, MidJersey.news file photo
JUSTICE KAGAN delivered the opinion of the Court.For four days in September 2013, traffic ground to a haltin Fort Lee, New Jersey. The cause was an unannouncedrealignment of 12 toll lanes leading to the George Washington Bridge, an entryway into Manhattan administered bythe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. For decades, three of those access lanes had been reserved duringmorning rush hour for commuters coming from the streetsof Fort Lee. But on these four days—with predictableconsequences—only a single lane was set aside. The publicofficials who ordered that change claimed they were reducing the number of dedicated lanes to conduct a traffic study.In fact, they did so for a political reason—to punish themayor of Fort Lee for refusing to support the New JerseyGovernor’s reelection bid.
Exposure of their behavior led to the criminal convictions
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATESNo. 18–1059BRIDGET ANNE KELLY, PETITIONER v.UNITED STATESON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OFAPPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT
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