Sen. Robert Menendez (AP).
TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey appeals court ruled Tuesday that a conservative tea party group should have the right to try to throw a U.S. senator out of office, but also said the group would have to wait for a final decision by a higher court before proceeding.
The three-judge panel initially ordered New Jersey’s Secretary of State to accept a petition from the group seeking to recall Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez. But the court also issued a stay because the case was certain to be appealed.
The ruling would have allowed the group to begin collecting the 1.3 million voter signatures needed to get a recall on the ballot. (cont)
