1823 decision impacts a post Civil War Constitutional Amendment NJ250 Related A Federal Case Involving New Jersey During the 1776 State Constitutional Era What seemed to be a simple case… Continue reading “How Did Illegal Oyster Harvesting in Delaware Bay Lead to Fundamental Rights in the US Constitution?”
Abolitionists attempt to end a centuries old institution in New Jersey. tagNJ250 Related A New Jersey Reform Era Court Ruling In May 1845 John Post of Passaic County and Edward… Continue reading “Did the 1844 Constitution Emancipate Slaves in New Jersey?”
“Education is required by law, but how far can taxes go to support it?” NJ250 Related A New Jersey Reform Era Court Ruling A Common Issue The United States Constitution… Continue reading “A Study in Taxes Versus Religion – Everson v. Ewing Board of Education”
How can a school district flagrantly defy the law for decades? NJ250 Related A New Jersey Reform Era Court Ruling Change is Slow While the 13th Amendment freed all enslaved… Continue reading “Segregation as Custom – Hedgepeth v. Trenton Board of Education”
Jail time or fine for your words in New Jersey NJ250 Related A New Jersey Revolutionary Era Court Ruling New Jersey became a state with the passage of a constitution… Continue reading “Seditious Words: Jabez Collver and Freedom of Speech in the American Revolution”
NJ250 Living Documents, Evolving Rights 1776 – 2026 www.njstatelib.org/nj250 In 2026, the United States marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, an inflection point that reshaped both the… Continue reading “NJ250: State History through Three Constitutions”
“That said Board of Registry and Elections refused to register me because I am a woman.” tagNJ250 Related A New Jersey Reform Era Court Ruling Do women have the right… Continue reading “A Teacher and the First Woman Attorney in New Jersey Fight for Women’s Suffrage”
A court ruling that would forever change medical care NJ250 Related Timeline of Events Karen, in a persistent vegetative state On April 15, 1975, 21 year old Karen Ann Quinlan… Continue reading “Karen Quinlan: Right to Privacy, right to die”
How far should a school district go to eradicate de facto segregation? tagNJ250 Related A New Jersey Modern Era Court Ruling The Aftermath of Brown v. Board of Education The… Continue reading “How One NJ School District Tackled Desegregation – Booker v. Plainfield Board of Education”
