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November 07, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

Bail Reform Is Working

These results indicate that the reform of bail in New Jersey, while difficult to implement, has been a very significant success.

By Law Journal Editorial Board

2 minute read

November 02, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Recognition Overdue for Thomas Paine, the Forgotten Founder

It is has been posited that, without Tom Paine's pen, George Washington's sword would not have been able to win the Revolutionary War.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

3 minute read

October 30, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

Time to Avoid Supreme Court Decisions Based on an Equally Divided Court

The senior Appellate Division judge available to sit as the seventh member of the court should be assigned when only six justices would otherwise be sitting on an appeal.

By Law Journal Editorial Board

3 minute read

October 30, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

Eviction Moratorium Case Needed Full Briefing and Argument

This was an issue on which less was definitely not more.

By Law Journal Editorial Board

4 minute read

October 29, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut's Sex Offender Registry Is Out of Control. It's Time for Reform

There are more than 5,700 names on Connecticut's sex offender registry, to the point of uselessness. The Connecticut Sentencing Commission has good ideas for revisions.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

6 minute read

October 24, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

In This Unusual Murder Case, Reconsideration Is the Correct Result

The Supreme Court's recent grant of reconsideration in State v. Lodzinski has occasioned a great deal of comment as an extraordinary response to an unprecedented situation.

By Law Journal Editorial Board

4 minute read

October 24, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

No Facebook 'Friending,' After All These Years

Thus ends an ethical lesson that in retrospect was far too elongated, both for the attorney and the bar.

By Law Journal Editorial Board

4 minute read

October 18, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Open Plea to Gov. Ned Lamont: Connecticut Needs More Judges

Gov. Ned Lamont appears to believe the courts are adequately staffed, or else he would make more appointments. Respectfully, we disagree.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

3 minute read

October 17, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

Preserve Value of Unpublished Federal Decisions

The state rule should be clarified to permit state courts to refer to and rely on unpublished federal trial courts. They are readily available, and their value should not be cast aside and lost.

By Law Journal Editorial Board

4 minute read

October 17, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal

'Reply All' Shouldn't Be Punished

The Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics found there was no violation of RPC 4.2. We agree.

By Law Journal Editorial Board

3 minute read