Editorial Board

September 15, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

Since the recent disturbances in Charlottesville, the question has arisen whether a private employer can lawfully fire an at will employee who took part in the neo-Nazi demonstration or other white supremacist activity that the employer finds offensive or embarrassing.

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September 14, 2017 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The Connecticut Bar Examining Committee temporarily denied admission to Reginald Dwayne Betts based on a prior felony conviction, pursuant to bar committee regulations that require a review in such situations. We believe that once the committee reviews the unparalleled array of Betts' post-conviction achievements, it will easily conclude that there is overwhelming evidence of good moral character and/or fitness to practice law.

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September 08, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

A seemingly simple matter involving the construction of a road on Montclair State campus took many years and is still not finally resolved. But at least it is now clearly established that matters of this sort do not have to be presented to local planning or zoning boards.

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September 08, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

It is worthwhile to be reminded of the philosophy of the Ivan opinion from time-to-time: Crime may not pay, but cooperation by a criminal certainly does.

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September 08, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

Local boards are once again on notice that if they intentionally delay hearing and deciding applications, a default approval will likely result.

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September 01, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

Trump's presidency has raised a number of tricky constitutional issues, from the more obvious ones of self-pardons to the more esoteric ones of understanding the Emoluments Clause and the 25th Amendment. Many of us at the bar studied law before Nixon's threatened impeachment or Clinton's impeachment but acquittal, and we may need refreshers on the intricacies of Article II Section 4.

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September 01, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

President Trump's pardon of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio sends a clear message to every brass-knuckle racist cop in the United States.

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September 01, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

In re New Jersey Firemen's Association raises more questions than it resolves, will complicate OPRA proceedings in the future, and ultimately detracts from the intent and operation of OPRA. New Jersey's long-standing tradition of access to government records has taken a step back.

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August 29, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

When told that President Trump was seriously considering issuing a pardon, former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who is due to be sentenced for criminal contempt of court for ignoring a judge's order to stop detaining people he suspected of being undocumented immigrants, is reported to have said "I would accept the pardon because I am 100 percent not guilty."

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August 29, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

Recognizing a "special justification," the New Jersey Supreme Court abandoned the Baures standard for deciding contested relocation disputes and acknowledged such "special justification" is found "where experience teaches that a rule of law has not achieved its intended result."

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