Legal Opinion
North Jersey Media Group Inc. v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 7, 2016No. 16-2431PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
JORDAN, Circuit Judge.
For five days in September 2013, lane closures on the George Washington Bridge caused extraordinary traffic jams in Fort Lee, New Jersey. The closures were allegedly orchestrated as revenge against the Mayor of Fort Lee for his refusal to endorse New Jersey Governor Christopher J. Christie in the Governor’s bid for reelection. Political and legal consequences of the supposed retaliation have been extensively covered in local and national media, and, as if by some public reflex, the scandal has acquired a name with a “-gate” suffix, being widely known…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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