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March 13, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Prior to the year 2010, the New Jersey courts had treated the law of palimony quite liberally with respect to a promise by a person in an unmarried…

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March 13, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

We know of no prior occasion since adoption of the 1947 Constitution when the appointment of a person to fill a Supreme Court vacancy has not been made before the effective retirement date.

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March 13, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Russian political and military leadership must be held accountable—not only in history but also by international law.

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March 13, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

State v. Nyema reminds us that there are issues with criminal identifications, stops and detentions resulting in criminal prosecutions that are bound up with race.

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March 11, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The approval of Judge Sarah A.L. Merriam breaks a senseless precedent

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March 10, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The raw, painful and blunt language in State v. Belcher highlights the corrosive effect racial stereotypes have had on generations of young Black people

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March 06, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The Connecticut Appellate Court improperly applied McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green in reversing a CHRO decision, underscoring a need for clarification in state law

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March 06, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

It is time to join Chief Justice Rabner in suggesting that the Legislature study other states' reforms and consider proposals to further reduce partisan influence on legislative districting in our state.

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March 06, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

We believe that government investigators should be barred during interrogations from making materially false substantive statements in circumstances like the ones in State v. Gonzalez.

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March 04, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A lack of proficiency in civics among U.S. students underscores the erosion of public debate and misunderstanding of freedoms in our democratic republic

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