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Editorial Board

Editorial Board

July 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

'Indifference Is Complicity': Hate Speech Must Be Countered

The First Amendment has worked for centuries because despicable and hateful speech has been countered and overridden by rational and moral discourse. As lawyers and citizens, we need to stay that path.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

3 minute read

July 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Justices Should Reverse Appellate Division Green Light for Glove Box Searches

We find no basis for treating a glove box (and particularly a locked one even though within reach of a passenger, as in "Wilson") differently from any other compartment.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

4 minute read

July 25, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Navigating Ethical Concerns for Young Lawyers

Early in their careers, young lawyers must navigate how the standards of professional conduct apply to their specific roles. Law school ethics class suddenly feels practical rather than hypothetical.

By The Young Lawyer Editorial Board

8 minute read

July 22, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

High Court's Clean Elections Decision Strikes the Right First-Amendment Balance

To what extent does the First Amendment allow the Clean Elections Program to ban explicit campaign references to other candidates in separate races?

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

5 minute read

July 19, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Gaza War Protests: The Line Between First Amendment Freedoms and Protection from Hostilities

Peaceful protest and even some civil disobedience—recognizing and accepting the legal consequences of illegal behavior—is in the best American free speech tradition.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

4 minute read

July 17, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut's New Kindergarten Law: Great Idea, Rough Rollout

Over the long term, the law should improve lives for students, teachers and families in Connecticut. But one critique warrants discussion

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

5 minute read

July 12, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Fed Court Launches Danny's Pantry to Help Feed Needy Utilizing Diversion Programs

In this manifestation, the court is shown to be more than an institution from which people are just locked up, but also one from which people can find a fuller measure of justice: kindness and a better future.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

3 minute read

July 12, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey's Experience Shows That 'Chevron' Deference Not Essential to the Administrative State

Without more, we are as yet unprepared to join those who believe that the overruling of "Chevron" in and of itself will result in the disassembly of modern administrative regulatory programs.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

7 minute read

July 12, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

SCOTUS Spouses Threaten to Undermine Legitimacy of High Court

Do family members of justices have First Amendment rights? Beyond question. But are those rights subject to some restrictions? Also beyond question.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

3 minute read

July 09, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Fortifying Fairness: Tips Should Be for Servers, Not Owners

Let's guarantee that tips enhance the wages of servers, as intended by those who leave them.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

3 minute read