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Editorial Board

February 09, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

'Don't Count Your Chickens': Supreme Court Ruling Ends Anticipated COVID Litigation Bonanza

One 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 Worse

We 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 Situation

Discernment 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 Issue

Why 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 Inflation

The 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 Laws

The 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 Pennsylvania

The $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 Democracy

Anti-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 Court

The 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

3 minute read