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Judge Backtracks After Ordering Newspaper To Take Down Article

Last week, Bergen County Superior Court Judge Jane Gallina-Mecca in New Jersey ordered the Bergen Dispatch to take down a news article about a specific family court case. The newspaper wrote about the order, stating: “We have confirmed that Bergen County does currently remain part of the State of New Jersey and that currently New Jersey is still part of the Union of states that is governed by the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights. As such, Bergen County citizens continue to enjoy the right to freedom of speech and the right to a free press.” The following day, Gallina-Mecca vacated the takedown order.

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