Editorial Board

March 09, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

Studies have shown climate change is negatively impacting the state. In the absence of federal leadership, we support the governor's initiative if the regulations, when promulgated, are reasonable in their application and reach.

By Law Journal Editorial Board

2 minute read

March 06, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Third-party litigation funding, first popular across the pond in England and Wales, has grown into a major American industry. But attorneys and clients are forewarned there remain some risks.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

6 minute read

March 05, 2020 | The American Lawyer

The Young Lawyer Editorial Board offers an argument in favor of loosening the restrictions on law firm ownership.

By The Young Lawyer Editorial Board

10 minute read

March 01, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

The problem is that this president believes and openly proclaims that the enforcement of federal law is simply the exercise of his own ego for his own gratification.

By Law Journal Editorial Board

5 minute read

March 01, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

Statistics, ratings and rankings are increasingly called upon to quantify the unquantifiable. It is wrong to draw conclusions about the performance of judges, their work ethic or the quality of justice being rendered based on raw statistics alone.

By Law Journal Editorial Board

3 minute read

February 27, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A simple revision to Connecticut's vacatur law would make an important difference to victims of human trafficking. The state should allow trafficking victims with convictions for crimes other than prostitution to request vacatur from the court, but give judges the discretion to grant or deny such requests.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

6 minute read

February 23, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

We call on the Legislature to reject SCR-47 and S-1047. Instead, all those who support our independent judiciary should continue to push for an increase in the mandatory retirement age.

By Law Journal Editorial Board

3 minute read

February 23, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

We think this is not just a political issue, but a legal one as well, since endorsement through use of one's name or likeness is a form of expression and association.

By Law Journal Editorial Board

5 minute read

February 21, 2020 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Whichever statistics one relies upon or report one consults, the difference in violence experienced by white women and women of color is dramatic, and much can be reported about the causes, societal implications and effective interventions.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

6 minute read

February 16, 2020 | New Jersey Law Journal

Total denial of retainer compensation should be very rare, and more detailed rules in this area should make them rarer yet. But extreme wrongs call for extreme remedies.

By Law Journal Editorial Board

5 minute read