U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton
A U.S. District Court judge in Newark, New Jersey, has shut down an effort by New Jersey to withdraw from the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor. The judge granted summary judgment to the commission in its suit seeking to prevent New Jersey’s unilateral departure from the bistate agency, which was formed by New Jersey and New York to combat criminal activity in the port.
Legislation calling for New Jersey to withdraw from the interstate compact that formed the commission, signed by Gov. Chris Christie on his last day in office in 2018, conflicts with a requirement that any changes to the commission be made jointly by New York and New Jersey, U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton of the District of New Jersey said when she granted the commission’s motion for summary judgment on Wednesday. She found it “particularly troubling” that the New Jersey legislation sought to distribute properties and assets that were jointly held by the two states under the compact.
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