Editorial Board
March 22, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal
The Affordable Housing Crisis PersistsWe are in favor of seeing the Legislature become proactive in this area, but nothing would be more counterproductive than a moratorium on efforts to meet the Mount Laurel obligation.
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March 22, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Editorial: Border Wall Issue Requires Congressional DecisionIf Trump's congressional adversaries cannot collect the votes necessary to override his emergency declaration, his decision should stand as an expression of the popular will.
By Connecticut Editorial Board
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March 15, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal
Appellate Division Got it Right on Curative InstructionsJudge Ostrer's concluding words are both eloquent and instructive: “An instruction can be curative only if the judicial medicine suits the ailment.”
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March 15, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal
Don't Revisit 'New York Times v. Sullivan' in Cosby CaseNew York Times v. Sullivan is both principled in legal analysis and has promoted good faith investigative reporting without fear of retaliatory lawsuits.
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March 15, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune
The Time Has Come to Abolish Return DaysWhatever purpose may have been served by return days in earlier times, they are not adapted to today's times. They should be given a decent burial.
By Connecticut Editorial Board
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March 11, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal
Veto NJ Bill Eliminating Fiduciary Duty Standard for Insurance ProducersThe bill offers no principled, much less any cogent, reason for treating insurance producers differently than other fiduciaries, such as attorneys, accountants, trust officers, and stockbrokers.
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March 11, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal
NJ's Gun Regulations Save LivesA recent study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine concluded that New Jersey has the lowest rate of youth suicide in the United States, together with the second-lowest rate of household gun ownership.
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March 08, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Constitutional Infirmity of Connecticut's Domestic Violence ProceduresConnecticut's legal process for protecting victims of domestic violence has evolved to a point where one particular aspect of that process impermissibly violates the constitutional rights of the alleged offender.
By Connecticut Editorial Board
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March 01, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal
Lawyers, Don't Pay For AccoladesIf you have to pay for your designation of excellence (whether or not it comes with a plaque), don't.
By Law Journal Editorial Board
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March 01, 2019 | New Jersey Law Journal
President's Emergency Power is LimitedUnder Youngstown, Congress's delegation of emergency power to spend for non-appropriated purposes should be narrowly construed in order to preserve the power of the purse.
By Law Journal Editorial Board
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