HARRY HURLEY COMMENTS ON THE LORENZO LANGFORD AND WILLIAM MARSH NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT DECISION - HARRYHURLEY.COM

There is something very lost in translation here. The word "justice" comes immediately to my mind.

Despite the unanimous (7-0) blistering New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that went against Langford and Marsh ... the merit of the blatant retaliation they both endured has gone by completely unaddressed.

This, despite the fact that this highly publicized case made its way all the way to the highest court in the state of New Jersey.

Additionally, left out of this whole discussion (from the very beginning) is the fact that the prior City Council, before Langford became Mayor approved a $ 1 million settlement ...

There is no mistaking the fact that both Langford and Marsh were fired from their former Atlantic City Board of Education positions in a moved based upon blatant political retaliation.

Notice that no one disputes this. Instead, all they choose to focus on is the process of how this "second" settlement for Langford and Marsh was approved and implemented.

Additionally, there is some very interesting language in yesterday's Supreme Court decision that would appear to be ominous news for Bob Levy. This has also gone by completely unreported by the local media. The Supreme Court basically ruled that no sitting Mayor could benefit with a settlement while presently serving in the position.

Well, that's exactly what Levy has done. They can say that some outside process was used ... However, who selected the "outside process"? Levy appointees selected this alleged "outside process" to resolve his lawsuit against the City.

Several persons have already come forward to confirm that they are immediately filing the necessary charges to order a full review of the Levy settlement.

I am interviewing Langford-Marsh attorney Fred Bor this morning at 7:30 a.m, to discuss yesterday's Supreme Court decision and the next steps ahead regarding this matter.

There remains little to no doubt that Langford and Marsh were politically retaliated against. A United States Federal Judge encouraged the City of Atlantic City to settle this case.

Things became unnecessarily complicated when former Mayor Jim Whelan refused to sign the $ 1 million settlement before Langford ever became Mayor.

I contended then and I do now, that Whelan didn't have to sign that City Council approved settlement in the first place. Further, I publicly (and often) stated back then that even though Langford and Marsh agreed to take a lesser amount ... (that) this would ultimately prove to be a precarious situation ... Because, the same people who retaliated against Langford and Marsh in the first place ... would then be able to contend that their settlement is fraught with conflicts of interest.

In fairness, they were both politically retaliated against. They deserved to recover damages from the offending parties ... This whole thing is now even more political in nature.

After all these years, the facts of the case have never mattered. The enemies of Langford and Marsh have gotten away with making this a case about "process" and not justice.

yesterday, The New Jersey Supremes played right along with this script. By way of public (written) comment, The Supremes have even gone so far as to taint the atmosphere with respect to Langford and Marsh's right to go back to the Federal Court to pursue their damages claim on the merits.

It remains to be seen exactly what Bor will do on behalf of Langford and Marsh next ... Will a trip back through United States Federal Court to re-open the merits of their case happen?

One thing is certain, Langford and Marsh were retaliated against and they deserve justice ... which to this date has been delayed and not served.