A Former Jersey City Aide’s First Amendment Case Survives Partial Dismissal Amid Legal Battle Over Political Ties
A federal judge recently struck down two crucial claims in a case brought by a former Jersey City aide, but left his broader retaliatory and constitutional concerns intact, prolonging a political, familial, and public-employee revenge litigation. After being fired in August 2024, Jersey City employee Jonathan Gomez Noriega, who was on the LGBTQ+ task force,…

