Supreme Court agrees to hear case involving two former New Jersey officials convicted of felonies in 'Bridgegate' case.
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a case involving two former New Jersey officials convicted of felonies for causing gridlock near the George Washington Bridge to punish a mayor for not backing their boss, former Republican Gov. Chris Christie.
Kelly said in a statement that she was grateful to the court for taking up her case and hopeful that it would let"the truth come out." Her lawyer, Michael Critchley, told NJ.com that he had tears in his eyes on Friday when he told her of the court's decision. He says she is"unbelievably happy," and added that to say they're excited is an understatement.
The pair claimed the 2013 lane realignment of the bridge, which connects New Jersey to New York City over the Hudson River, was part of a traffic study. The result was days of gridlock in the New Jersey town of Fort Lee just as the school year was about to begin and months ahead of Christie's re-election.
Prosecutors alleged that Kelly and Baroni's motive in realigning the lanes was to punish Fort Lee's Democratic mayor for not endorsing Christie. At the time of the realignment, Kelly was Christie's deputy chief of staff and Baroni was deputy executive director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the bridge.
A jury ultimately convicted both Kelly and Baroni on all counts. An appeals court threw out their civil rights convictions last fall but upheld the fraud counts. Kelly and Baroni's sentences were also later reduced after the appeal. Kelly's went to 13 months from 18, and Baroni's went to 18 months from 24.
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