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By Gregory S. Berlin | May 17, 2024
AB 3004 could go much further to reform Proposition 65, but its minor changes to it will still benefit businesses and likely help secure the bill's passage.
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By Cheryl Miller | May 17, 2024
"I think that we know best what we need moving forward with no disrespect to the legislative branch," Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero said at a Judicial Council meeting Friday.
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By Brian Lee | May 17, 2024
A coalition of 18 judges' associations wrote to legislative leaders on Thursday, urging passage of S7567A/A9143, which they said wouldn't altogether eliminate the "gamble," as lawmakers have done for police officers, firefighters and teachers.
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By Colleen Murphy | May 17, 2024
"Quite frankly, normally, I would be in favor of giving myself and other members of the Senate more power. Why wouldn't I? But on this issue, it is such an important and long-lasting issue for our court system that we need to pause it," Sen. Michael L. Testa Jr., R-Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland, said during a panel discussion at the NJSBA annual conference.
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By Cheryl Miller | May 16, 2024
State legislators also shelved bills that would have set rules for AI-generated evidence and for when a boss can contact a worker after hours.
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By Mason Lawlor | May 16, 2024
"Anybody who's been in Atlanta for any period of time knows the sidewalks are a disaster," plaintiffs attorney Andrew Coffman said. "Even if you're able-bodied, walking down the sidewalk, it can be a challenge."
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By Cheryl Miller | May 15, 2024
Orange County Superior Court Presiding Judge Maria Hernandez said the governor's proposed budget cuts threaten to shorten the hours courthouses are open to the public.
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By Brian Lee | May 15, 2024
Lawmakers and legal advocates were in the Capitol on Wednesday to push a package of four bills and a campaign meant to hold Big Tech accountable for the potential risks of artificial intelligence, an area of priority for the executive branch as well.
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By Colleen Murphy | May 14, 2024
"Expanding the definition of 'pedestrian' to include LSES operators would advance the medical coverage goal but undermine the goal of curbing the rise of insurance costs," Justice Lee A. Solomon said. "The legislature may certainly choose to expand the availability of PIP coverage to LSES operators, as they did with motorcycles, but that policy decision and its insurance cost implications, if any, is properly for the legislature, not the court."
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By Colleen Murphy | May 13, 2024
"More broadly, we will continue our fight for open government and for transparency," Liza Weisberg, a staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey, said. "We will continue to fight for open government and for transparency, not just to restore the OPRA we had before this bill, but to push it forward. Unfortunately, New Jersey has moved in the wrong direction."
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