Imperfect Game: What a Former NJ Judge's Class About an Infamous Pitching Call Can Teach Litigators
"In the history of our law, there are so many cases where precedent began with a loss and a dissent, and even though it did not change something at that moment, it created a building block," former Ocean County Superior Court Judge Lawrence R. Jones said.
August 29, 2024 at 11:01 AM
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Entertainment and Sports LawThe original version of this story was published on New Jersey Law Journal
A former Superior Court judge and his prelaw class at Monmouth University found themselves in the middle of an ESPN episode after they challenged Major League Baseball on a bad call that stripped a Detroit Tigers pitcher of a rare accomplishment: becoming just the 21st pitcher ever to throw a perfect game.
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