February 09, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal
'Don't Count Your Chickens': Supreme Court Ruling Ends Anticipated COVID Litigation BonanzaOne can anticipate that, with the finality with which COVID business loss claims have been, for all practical purposes, extinguished, COVID's litigation bonanza has now proved to be an expensive and hollow area for law firms.
By The Law Journal Editorial Board
5 minute read
February 09, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal
'The Machinery of Death' Gets WorseWe know that Oklahoma and Mississippi have approved use of the nitrogen hypoxia execution method but not yet carried it out. Ohio and Louisiana are among the states that are considering it. We hope that none of them fall prey to the Alabama attorney general's hucksterism.
By The Law Journal Editorial Board
4 minute read
February 05, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Gaining Perspective on the U.S. Border SituationDiscernment is missing from our national conversation on immigration.
By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board
5 minute read
February 02, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal
Real and Significant Consequences: Will the 'Chevron' Doctrine Survive?If "Chevron" is overruled, there is the risk that there would be a wide disparity in the way hundreds of federal judges interpret a regulation of an agency.
By The Law Journal Editorial Board
5 minute read
February 02, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal
By Extending 'Henderson,' NJ Justices Staunch Problematic Eyewitness Identification IssueWhy would an impermissibly suggestive identification procedure on the eve of trial be less pernicious than one occurring earlier in the case?
By The Law Journal Editorial Board
4 minute read
January 26, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal
Regulating Hidden Fees Can Improve Competition and Fight InflationThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has shown that effective regulation can provide significant benefits at minimum costs.
By The Law Journal Editorial Board
4 minute read
January 26, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal
NJ Can Curb Motor Vehicle Accidents by Creating Study Commission to Develop New LawsThe Legislature created such a study commission in the 1970s. The commission was comprised of members of the Legislature, the Motor Vehicle Commission and various citizens interested and involved in one way or another in traffic safety.
By The Law Journal Editorial Board
2 minute read
January 25, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
It's Time to Adequately Fund Public Defense in PennsylvaniaThe $7.5 million in funding allocated through the 2023 Pennsylvania state budget should be just the beginning, as the lack of state-level funding in Pennsylvania has led to a patchwork of county funding.
By The Young Lawyer Editorial Board
6 minute read
January 23, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune
The Insurrection Act Is Not for Repressing DemocracyAnti-democratic dangers arise from threats to deploy troops for authoritarian goals.
By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board
4 minute read
January 22, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Ethics and The U.S. Supreme CourtThe SCOTUS code of ethics is no doubt a compromise, and like many compromises, is pleasing to almost no one.
By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board
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