New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Monday signed legislation permitting victims and witnesses of alleged domestic violence or sexual assault to testify against defendants through closed-circuit television—a possibility that until now existed only for minors.

Christie signed A-1199 into law without comment. The bill, sponsored by a bipartisan group of lawmakers, passed both the Senate and the Assembly without opposition.

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