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October 07, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Desegregate Connecticut Now

Correcting centuries of unequal and unfair housing opportunities will not be easy, so the sooner we start, the better.

By CONNECTICUT LAW TRIBUNE EDITORIAL BOARD

4 minute read

October 07, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Bring Back the Land Use Docket

This is to urge that the Land Use Docket be returned to active service, manned by the judge or judges with valuable experience in this area of the law.

By CONNECTICUT LAW TRIBUNE EDITORIAL BOARD

3 minute read

October 07, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Last Chance to Fix the Census

An accurate census count of the population of Connecticut and other states is an enormously complex task this year because of the public health challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic.

By CONNECTICUT LAW TRIBUNE EDITORIAL BOARD

5 minute read

October 07, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Ensure the Count of Absentee Ballots

We commend Gov. Ned Lamont and the General Assembly for enacting voting reforms for the 2020 national and state elections that will make it much easier for people concerned about the COVID-19 virus to vote by casting "no excuse" absentee ballots.

By CONNECTICUT LAW TRIBUNE EDITORIAL BOARD

5 minute read

October 05, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

Police Officers' False Testimony, Misconduct Must Not Be Concealed

Two recent news stories demonstrate institutional police resistance to individual officers being held accountable for false testimony and other misconduct. The…

By Law Journal Editorial Board

3 minute read

October 05, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Pandemic May Make Bad Law

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected us in New Jersey, as in all the other American states and countries around the world, in ways we could not have…

By Law Journal Editorial Board

2 minute read

October 05, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

Retired Judges Should Have to Wait Before Appearing in Court as Attorneys

On June 22, the Ninth Circuit reinstated a copyright infringement suit against Fox Searchlight Pictures, the producers and director of the 2018 Academy…

By Law Journal Editorial Board

4 minute read

September 28, 2020 | The American Lawyer

The New Abnormal: How Firms and Lawyers Can Adapt to the Pandemic-Altered Present

The Young Lawyer Editorial Board offers some suggestions for what firms and attorneys can do to help adjust to protracted periods of remote working.

By The Young Lawyer Editorial Board

9 minute read

September 27, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

Court Rightly Absolved Law Firm in Case of Client Fraud

Liability should attach only if the "attorney misdirects or misappropriates funds, or when an attorney has acted contrary to a known, competing claim—or a competing claim that reasonably should have been known." No further duty should be imposed upon counsel.

By Law Journal Editorial Board

5 minute read

September 27, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

Praise for the State Bar on Office Reopening Guidance

The New Jersey State Bar Association deserves praise, and we offer it, for its response to assisting New Jersey lawyers as they struggle to provide legal services and return to their offices with deference to the safety of their employees and clients amid a health and economic crisis whose end is unknown.

By Law Journal Editorial Board

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