Rep. LaMonica McIver to face appeals court in federal assault case

Rep. LaMonica McIver, a first-term Democratic congresswoman, faces up to 17 years in prison if convicted of her federal assault charges.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: June 24, 2026

Words: 843

Last Updated: 4 weeks, 1 day ago

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Courtroom No. 2B in the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Courthouse in Wilmington, Delaware, will take center stage Wednesday, with attorneys for Rep. LaMonica McIver scheduled to appear before a U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals panel there in a bid to get her federal assault charges thrown out.

The court hearing comes nearly 14 months after a confrontation outside Newark migrant jail Delaney Hall earned McIver national notoriety and landed her in …

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