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Editorial Board

April 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Virtual Museum, Case Law Discussions and More: Judiciary Website Isn't Just for Opinions and Orders

We urge lawyers who have not "surfed" the judicial website to do so and attorneys who use it regularly to explore the portions they have not yet seen.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

3 minute read

April 04, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut is Proudly at the Forefront of Transgender Rights

The APA's dedication to promoting inclusivity, dignity and access to quality health care for all individuals, regardless of their gender identity or expression is to be applauded.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

4 minute read

April 03, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

State Lawmakers Should Reconsider CHRO Bypass Legislation

If the CHRO is unable or unwilling to meet its statutory deadlines, and the early release provision is rendered meaningless, parties should not be saddled with additional costs and delays.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

4 minute read

March 29, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

US Supreme Court's Opinion Involving Man Placed on No-Fly List Clarifies Mootness

Often an opinion serves as an important reminder to litigants, their counsel and even lower courts, of important principles that must be honored for the case to proceed. FBI v. Fikre is such a case.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

5 minute read

March 29, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Proposed Environmental Rights Amendment Has Good Intentions, but Likely Unknown Consequences

Broad, open-ended constitutional language is a grant of authority to the courts that have the final decision about what it includes, what it prohibits, and what it requires. In our system, that includes the power to override the will of the two elected branches of the state government.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

4 minute read

March 28, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Amending the Dram Shop Act Would Reduce Wrong Way Crashes

The Connecticut Dram Shop Act provides a remedy to some who are injured as a result of overservice, albeit at the cost of precluding a common law action for negligence which the statute bars. But there are weaknesses with the statute, the editorial board writes.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

4 minute read

March 28, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Mentorship Must-Haves: The Secrets to Mentor-Mentee Relationships That Last

What we need, but are often too hesitant to ask for, are strong mentors. We know we bear ultimate responsibility for our career trajectories. But good mentors may be the difference between staying to fight another day or leaving the profession entirely.

By The Young Lawyer Editorial Board

6 minute read

March 27, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Should Require Notice to Defendants That Uncharged Misconduct Will Be Used in Sexual Assault Cases

By enacting the proposed discovery rule, Connecticut would fall in line with several other states that have adopted such a provision, the editorial board writes.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

5 minute read

March 22, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Enshrining 'Fetal Personhood' Into Law Causes Complications. Here's Why

Politicians who supported fetal personhood legislation are now nervously proclaiming their support for IVF. But it turns out that Alabama is not out of the political woods.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

4 minute read

March 22, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

'County Line' Constitutionality Question Highlights Independence of NJ's Attorney General

Our attorney general is not the governor's lawyer.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

3 minute read