Editorial Board

July 02, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

This case represents blatant and severe interference with judicial independence. One can only imagine how California judges sitting on criminal cases will react when it comes time to impose sentences, given this event. In New Jersey there is no provision for recall of judges.

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July 02, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

We suggest a different take on the case, one that does not bode well for even-handed decision making by an aggressive Supreme Court conservative majority.

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June 28, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Hopefully, the Sentencing Commission will resubmit its well-researched, broadly debated and carefully drafted proposal for reform to the registry again next year and it will be enacted by the Legislature.

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June 25, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

Gov. Murphy has relinquished an opportunity both for high-level patronage and for partisan revenge. In this age of increasingly bitter political polarization, the decision speaks well both for the governor and for the state.

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June 25, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The narrow ruling in favor of the baker was an artful dodge and might even have been sagacious. But on the merits, it is almost of no consequence.

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June 21, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Many Americans recall that, ironically, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826 within hours of one another. Few recall that another noteworthy…

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June 18, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The decisions in these cases are significant in terms of interpretation of the RPCs and the practice of law. Lawyers are bound by the RPCs; violations result in disciplinary action. As a result, attorneys should become familiar with the website and review it often.

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June 18, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

'Giarusso,' while not authorizing a charging lien in a post-judgment matrimonial action, did pronounce that a separate action need not be filed. We support the opinion's streamlining of attorney's recovery of fees and its tactful reminder of the criteria for obtaining those fees.

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June 14, 2018 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawyers can do much to prevent or mitigate the poverty-causing effects of evictions, and we must do more to address this growing crisis.

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June 11, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

When should a defendant faced with criminal charges be permitted to plead guilty while at the same time reserving the right to keep the guilty plea from being used as evidence against her in a civil case? State v. McIntyre-Caulfield provides a far more complete and satisfactory answer.

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