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January 6, 2009 - 5:15pm

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Senator Lesniak To Compete In Final Round Of International Human Rights Competition

By Jason Butkowski

SENATOR LESNIAK TO COMPETE IN FINAL ROUND OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMPETITION

UNION – Senator Raymond J. Lesniak has been selected by Le Mémorial de Caen to compete in the final round of their international human rights competition. Speeches were submitted from lawyers around the globe and only 10 were selected for the prestigious final round.

Senator Lesniak, a graduate of St. John’s University School of Law and partner in the law firm Wiener Lesniak, will travel to Caen, France to defend his speech, entitled “The Road to Justice and Peace,” on Sunday, February 1, 2009.

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December 16, 2008 - 9:46am

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Senator Lesniak’s Statement On One-Year Anniversary Of New Jersey’s Death Penalty Repeal

By Jason Butkowski

SENATOR LESNIAK’S STATEMENT ON ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF NEW JERSEY’S DEATH PENALTY REPEAL

UNION – On December 17, 2007, New Jersey became the first state in the Union to repeal the death penalty since the Supreme Court reinstated it in 1976. Senator Raymond Lesniak, prime-sponsor of the legislation that repealed New Jersey’s statute, issued the following statement for the one-year anniversary of Governor Jon Corzine signing his bill into law:

“One year ago, New Jersey eliminated capital punishment and the Coliseum in Rome was lit to celebrate its abolition. New Jersey’s efforts now serve as a guiding light for other states. Measures to repeal the death penalty are gaining traction all across the nation.

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