Colleen Murphy

April 27, 2022 | Law.com

Saying he failed to appreciate "the wrongfulness of his earlier misconduct," the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has denied a 1985 law grad's application to join the bar after he was previously found to have engaged in the unauthorized practice of law.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

April 27, 2022 | Law.com

Michael Pickard thought he was allowed to take a nap at work. He fell asleep and was fired a week later. The Labor Commission ultimately sided with Pickard, finding his dismissal to be either discriminatory or retaliatory, and now a Utah state appeals court has agreed.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

April 26, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Testifying before the state Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, Judge Glenn A. Grant, administrative director of the New Jersey Courts, pointed to "a new, historic high of 75 judicial vacancies."

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

April 26, 2022 | Law.com

Every federal appeals courts to address the issue thus far has reached the same conclusion.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

April 26, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

In a precedential ruling, the court found the "right to residential privacy may be violated when a listener is subjected to targeted speech, including picketing and protesting."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

April 25, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Matthew Levin left his position as chief strategy officer with ADP for a step up the corporate ladder, taking over as CEO at BenefitFocus, according to the circuit's opinion.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

April 25, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

Pittsburgh attorney Milton Raiford was hit with a public reprimand by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Disciplinary Review Board for refusing to continue representing a criminal defendant after telling an Allegheny County trial judge that the courthouse was "a cesspool for white privilege" and that the court lacked empathy for minorities and the poor.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

April 22, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The appeals court said the lower court "erred by misapplying the foregone conclusion standard and importing Fourth Amendment principles into what is purely a Fifth Amendment inquiry."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

April 21, 2022 | New York Law Journal

The Yankees argued they would suffer "significant and irreparable reputational harm" if the letter is published.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

April 20, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

"The record reveals the trial court reasonably considered the recommendations provided by AOPC regarding safety measures for jurors to be seated during the COVID-19 pandemic," the state Superior Court wrote.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read