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MOBILE SECURITY

PROTECTING
YOUR PRIVACY
N.J. Supreme Court
hears Asbury Park
cellphone case

Christie wont
rule out trying
another run for
the presidency
BOB JORDAN @BOBJORDANAPP
AND ANDREW FORD @ANDREWFORDNEWS

TRENTON - Gov. Chris Christie wouldnt rule out a

future White House bid Monday night, just days after
he surprised even his own supporters by deciding to
back GOP front-runner Donald Trump for president.
Who knows? Ive learned in this life that you never
say absolutely not to anything, Christie said, during
questioning on his monthly Ask the Governor show
on radio station NJ101.5, although he said he had no
current desire to do so.
But in response to questions from host Eric Scott,
Christie reiterated that he decided to support Trump
because he was the best remaining candidate to defeat Hillary Clinton in November, should she be the
Democratic nominee for president. He plans to campaign with Trump today in Ohio and Kentucky.
Obviously, I dont think hes the best person to do
it, because I thought I was, Christie said. But of the
people who remain on that stage, of Marco Rubio, Ted
Cruz, Ben Carson, John Kasich and Donald Trump, I
think Donald Trumps the best guy.
It was the first time he discussed the endorsement
See CHRISTIE, Page 5A

KATHLEEN HOPKINS @KHOPKINSAPP

TRENTON - Easy access to a criminal targets

cellular telephone billing records could save lives,
the state of New Jersey argued in court Monday.
But defense attorneys and civil libertarians say
that access, absent a judges approval, would stomp
on constitutionally protected privacy rights and
give the government unfettered, unlimited views
into citizens personal lives, revealing things that
may not be related to any criminal investigation and
allowing the government to amass that intelligence
for other purposes.
Now, the justices on the New Jersey Supreme
Court will have to decide whether to grant law enforcement agencies the ability to obtain the cellular
telephone bills of individuals without having to get a
warrant from a judge something that requires
they first prove there is probable cause to believe a
crime is being committed.
The states highest court on Monday heard arguments from attorneys on that issue in an appeal of a
Monmouth County criminal case.
The arguments come amid a growing debate that
pits national security concerns against privacy
rights, most notably in the case of whether the government can order Apple to unlock the iPhone of
one of the San Bernardino shooters.
In the Monmouth County case, Gary Lunsford,
25, of Asbury Park is charged with distributing cocaine in May of 2014.
Lunsfords criminal case is at a standstill until
the state Supreme Court decides the issue about
whether police can get his cellular telephone billing

SHANNON MULLEN/STAFF PHOTO

Latino parents concerned about looming busing cuts crowd

the meeting room at Lakewoods town hall on Feb. 4.

Despite deal,
700 Lakewood
kids lose busing
SHANNON MULLEN @MULLENAPP

See PHONES, Page 4A

What were talking about is public safety, the right of people to be free from
criminal attack. This is about the ability to bring to justice and interrupt these
criminal schemes as quickly as possible, balancing that against privacy
interests.

See BUSING, Page 4A

N.J. DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL ROBERT SUSSWEIN

Healthy Living

What goes up
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Nearly one in five military

medals given since 9/11 have
been for covert missions. 1B

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COMICS
HEALTHY LIVING
LOCAL

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3A

LAKEWOOD - More than 700 private school students will lose at least part of their bus service starting today, an unexpected postscript to the courtesy
busing crisis that was resolved two weeks ago.
Some of the students were on routes that have been
canceled, while others will lose transportation either
to or from school, school district officials said.
The district will pay affected families a stipend to
defray the cost of their childrens transportation. The
reimbursement rates for the affected routes range
from $2.29 to $2.82 per day.
The problem stems from the failure of a Jan. 26
public question that sought $6.2 million to cover the
cost for this school year of busing some 10,000 students in grades K-12 who dont qualify for state-mandated bus service. After the vote, private bus companies under contract with the district were put on notice that routes would be dropped, reconfigured and

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