Colleen Murphy

June 17, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Instead of contributing to the successes of the city of Camden, through a series of criminal acts alleged in the state's case, the Norcross enterprise took the Camden Waterfront all for themselves," Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

June 17, 2024 | Law.com

U.S. District Chief Judge Danny C. Reeves of the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the 93-page opinion Monday in the matter of State of Tennessee v. Cardona, holding that the department redefining "sex" to include gender identity wreaks havoc on Title IX and produces results that Congress could not have intended.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

June 14, 2024 | Law.com

"Because a circuit split exists and there is no binding federal jurisprudence on this issue, the court must make its own interpretation as to the applicability of Bostock to Title IX ... the court finds that Bostock does not apply to Title IX," U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty said.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

June 14, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"When counties are fighting for a candidate of your caliber, it really speaks volumes," Sen. Vin Gopal, D-Monmouth, said. "I am excited for you, but, more importantly, I am excited for the residents of Hudson County. You are going to be incredible for their judiciary."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

June 13, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Indeed, when someone purchases a vacant commercial lot, that is a business decision that embraces all the attendant costs and burdens of conducting business," Associate Justice Fabiana Pierre-Louis said. "We conclude that one of those costs necessarily includes maintaining the abutting sidewalks so that they are in a reasonably safe condition for innocent passersby."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

June 13, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Our primary concern is with proposing a constitutional amendment without robust engagement from stakeholders, including the bar association, members of the legal community, and civil rights advocates," Sarah Fajardo, the policy director for the ACLU-NJ, told the Law Journal.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

June 13, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"In my mind, the court exists and lawyers exist to serve the public," New Jersey State Bar Association President William H. Mergner Jr. told the Law Journal. "And where I have always struggled with the court system is in circumstances where all the lawyers, on behalf of their respective clients, agree that they need more time."

By Colleen Murphy

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June 11, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Counsel for Sun Pharmaceutical and Ranbaxy, Devora W. Allon, a partner with Kirkland & Ellis in New York, said that the plaintiffs hired a regulatory expert to say that the Food and Drug Administration moves as fast as it can and that if there had been an earlier target date, the FDA would have met that date.

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

June 10, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"The irony is not lost on me, that the seat that we are here talking about, is the seat that belongs to my second boss at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Justice Lee Solomon, who served this court with incredible dignity, with incredible respect, and with incredible grace," New Jersey Supreme Court nominee John Jay Hoffman said.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

June 06, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Circumstances have changed," New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said. "And we must respond to the facts on the ground, not the rhetoric from five years ago. After careful consideration, I have come to the difficult decision that implementing the planned congestion pricing system risks too many unintended consequences for New Yorkers."

By Colleen Murphy

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