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How New Jersey’s Attorney General Is Trying to Muzzle a Reporter

Fight Is On

Trentonian reporter Isaac Avilucea says AG Christopher Porrino’s so-far successful attempt to prevent him from publishing a controversial story is a reflection of the threats facing media more generally.

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The great state of New Jersey, which has spawned sociocultural superstars as various as naturalist-poet Joyce Kilmer, rock balladeer Bruce Springsteen, and truculent governor Chris

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