The high court said Friday it would hear the appeal from Baroni and another former Christie aide, Bridget Kelly, in the fall. Baroni was not initially part of the appeal, but has since been permitted to join Kelly’s effort to overturn their 2016 convictions. Kelly and Baroni have said they’re grateful the Supreme Court is hearing their appeal and are hopeful the court will find no crime was committed. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOWBoth Baroni and Kelly had their sentences reduced after an appeals court tossed out civil rights convictions last fall. Then-candidate Donald Trump, for example, said on the trail that Christie knew about the bridge closure — something Christie always denied.

Source: thestar July 01, 2019 13:39 UTC