HACKENSACK, N.J. – It may be an unlikely comeback story, but the former GOP operative-turned-Christie Administration official appears serious about her next challenge. On Monday, Bridget Ann Kelly announced her intention to run for county clerk in Bergen County. Kelly Read More
Kelly, Baroni are probably in the clear as Bridgegate statute of limitations expires
By Matt Rooney _ Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni won a major victory in front of the U.S. Supreme Court back in May when the High Court tossed out their Bridgegate federal criminal convictions. Still, some Kelly-Baroni supporters were worried Read More
Christie feels vindicated. Should he?
By Matt Rooney _ Former Governor Chris Christie took a mini media victory lap on Thursday, Save Jerseyans, celebrating what he’s calling “complete exoneration for my team” after the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously tossed out the Bridgegate convictions of Bridget Read More
BREAKING: Unanimous SCOTUS overturns Bridgegate convictions
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly have prevailed before the highest court in the land. On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court relased its unanimous opinion written by Justice Elena Kagan declaring that the former Christie aides “could not Read More
BRIDGEGATE FINALE: Christie attends Baroni and Kelly’s big day before SCOTUS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A long-awaited oral argument was heard on Tuesday morning in the Bridgegate appeals of Bridget Anne Kelly and Bill Baroni. The parties submitted legal briefs in fall 2019 and, today, the justices had an opportunity to Read More
BRIDGEGATE: Baroni, Kelly submit briefs to SCOTUS
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorneys for Bridgegate defendants Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni filed their briefs on Tuesday with the United States Supreme Court. “Bridgegate is a case of bareknuckle New Jersey politics, not graft,” Baroni’s attorneys argued in their brief. Read More
U.S. Supreme Court takes up Bridget Kelly’s Bridgegate case
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The highest court in the land will have its say on the Bridgegate scandal. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court accepted the case (the legal jargon is “granted a petition for certiorari”) of Bridget Anne Kelly, the Read More
Baroni sentenced to reduced 18-month sentence for role in Bridgegate
PHILADELPHIA, P.A. — Bill Baroni will serve 18 months in prison, not the two years he originally received for his role in the Bridge scandal following his November 2016 conviction. Co-defendant Bridget Kelly has filed an appeal with the U.S. Read More
Bridgegate defendants Baroni, Kelly see their convictions (mostly) upheld
NEWARK, N.J. — An attempt by Bridgegate co-defendants Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly to escape jail time came up short on Tuesday when a U.S. federal appeals court upheld most of the pair’s convictions stemming from the infamous, politically-motivated 2013 lane Read More