Lawyers

• "Bridgegate" Defendants Ask Judge to Dismiss Charges Against Them

  The defendants of the case now widely known as Bridgegate have asked a federal judge to throw out the charges against them. Lawyers for Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni says causing traffic does not violate civil rights.

• George Washington Bridge Scandal Update: Federal prosecutors withholding evidences? Chris Christie attached to the Issue affecting his campaign?

  The defense lawyers of the individuals who are charged in the issues are saying that the federal prosecutors are not releasing evidences and documents that could help in their case.

• Prosecutors request to delay Foye testimony on George Washington Bridge closures

  Assistant US Attorney J. Fortier Imbert on behalf of the office of US Attorney Paul Fishman has requested in a letter to New Jersey legislators to postpone a scheduled public testimony of a key Port Authority of New York and New Jersey official regarding the George Washington Bridge lane closures, Bloomberg said.

• Former Christie alley to provide testimony on who is in charge of NJ bridge closings

  Democrat Senator Loretta Weinberg said Christina Renna's testimony scheduled today is crucial to finding out who really ordered the access lane closures at the George Washington Bridge, Bloomberg reported.

• Christie says former ally uses his name to get clearance for bridge closures

  A 12-page summary of three New Jersey Governor Chris Christie interviews Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP had conducted revealed that the governor denied any discussion he had about the lane closures with former Port Authority of New York & New Jersey top official David Wildstein, and that the latter might have disused the governor's office's name to secure clearance to the lane closures.

• Reporters who helped with Snowden leak earn nominations for Pulitzer prize

  The Guardian and The Washington Post are contenders for a Pulitzer Prize, journalism's highest honor, which will be awarded on Monday for their revelations of the massive surveillance program conducted by the US government thanks to former government contractor Edward Snowden's leak, the Salt Lake Tribune said.

• Report denies Christie's involvement in 'Bridgegate,' points to his aides and allies instead

  Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP's internal review about the lane closures at the George Washington Bridge points the blame to former deputy chief of staff for the New Jersey Governor Bridget Anne Kelly and David Wildstein at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Bloomberg said.

• Christie seen innocent in 'Bridgegate', says an internal report

  Reuters said an internal investigation that cleared New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on involvement in the George Washington Bridge lane closures did not access communications and records of the governor's former aides, of whom one of them said in an email about deliberately causing traffic in Fort Lee.

• Christie ally, aide discuss over boss' dead rival senator over NJ bridge scandal

  Scores of email and text message exchanges between allies and aides of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie was released by The New Jersey legislative committee lawyer Reid Schar yesterday in court, Bloomberg said.

• New Jersey lawmakers calls for ex-Christie aides to disclose documents regarding bridge scandal

  William Stepien and Bridget Anne Kelly, former aides of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, refused to turn over the documents needed by a special government committee regarding a probe on the closure of access roads in the state.