September 25, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal
Don't Bar State Courts From Election MattersWe note with approval that the Conference of State Chief Justices has entered the fray.
By Law Journal Editorial Board
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September 20, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Remembering the Good in Jim PickersteinWhile we do not ignore Jim's failings, we should not define him by his weaknesses.
By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board
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September 18, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal
InfoWars Verdict Shows Defamation Claims Can Lead to AccountabilityTrial attorneys know that in most instances juries, the finders of fact, loathe falsity and aim to achieve the right and fair outcome.
By Law Journal Editorial Board
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September 18, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal
Tread Carefully in Citing Unpublished OpinionsOtherwise we may wake up one day in New Jersey and be barred from citing to such opinions at all.
By Law Journal Editorial Board
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September 13, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Continued Delay of 9/11 Prosecutions Leaves Open WoundsA seemingly endless string of disappointments has failed to bring closure or resolve unanswered questions.
By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board
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September 11, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal
Judiciary Directive Is a Step Forward on InclusivityWe hope to see these improvements to judicial parlance rolled out in the coming months. We urge the wider judicial community to adopt them as well.
By Law Journal Editorial Board
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September 11, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal
Time to 'SLAPP Back'There seems to be a steady nationwide movement toward more anti-SLAPP statutes, spurred by the 2020 Uniform Public Expression Protection Act (UPEPA), and now the act has been introduced in the state Legislature.
By Law Journal Editorial Board
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September 11, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal
High Court Handled Its Business Prior to Judge Fuentes' RetirementSeven opinions were filed in August before the quorum sitting on those appeals was lost so that no appeal has to be reargued in the new term.
By Law Journal Editorial Board
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September 07, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Demystifying the Judiciary: Remembering Late Chief Justice William J. Sullivan's Sometimes Stormy CareerWhen Sullivan took over the high court, it had just endured a long period of stormy dissents and the "footnote wars" between associate justices Robert I. Berdon and David M. Borden, nicknamed the 'killer B's.' His tenure marked a new calm and greater consensus.
By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board
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September 04, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal
Libraries and Librarians Under AttackWe recommend that pro bono practices offer a helping hand to libraries and librarians in need.
By Law Journal Editorial Board
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