August 17, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune
DEEP Must Clearly Outline 'The Facts' When Considering New Solar DevelopmentsA recent 'fact sheet' for large solar projects implies a policy preference of DEEP. but fails to address the importance of source water protection.
By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board
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August 15, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
Counsel Must Correct Website Contract ShortcomingsCases indicate that companies and their attorneys pay insufficient attention to how to move from ink signatures on paper to contract formation on electronic devices.
By Law Journal Editorial Board
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August 15, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
How to Define a 'High-Crime Area'?Requiring that there be some empirical basis for the assertion that an area is afflicted with high crime rates would be a first step in determining whether use of the concept in Fourth Amendment doctrine is justified by its actual efficacy.
By Law Journal Editorial Board
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August 13, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Support Greater Independence in Our Nation's Immigration CourtsA lack of independence in our nation's immigration courts undermines the integrity of the system and erodes public confidence
By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board
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August 08, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
Majority Goes Too Far in Ruling on Social Worker's Duty to WarnIts reasoning about the role of statute as a source of public policy for the common law is at root inappropriate. It regards the people's elected representatives as interlopers, and it tacitly views limits on common law tort liability as expressing the will of special interests rather than public policy.
By Law Journal Editorial Board
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August 01, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
Stalling Apter Nomination Is Senatorial DiscourtesyThe Senate has previously chosen not to apply senatorial courtesy to the renomination of sitting judges. It should do likewise with respect to Supreme Court nominations and allow the Apter nomination to go forward to hearing.
By Law Journal Editorial Board
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August 01, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
Roselle Park Should Accept the Reality of the First Amendment and Move OnIf the borough were as confident of the correctness its position as it claimed, one would hope that it could not be dissuaded from defending its policy merely because Ms. Dick is now represented by counsel with celebrated tenacity regarding the First Amendment.
By Law Journal Editorial Board
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July 28, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune
School Mask Mandates and Separation of Powers: A Judicial Opinion Worth Re-readingJudge Thomas Moukawsher's decision on mandated masks in Connecticut schools illustrates, in clear and engaging prose, the historic and current importance of the separation of powers.
By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board
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July 25, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
Clearer Ethics Rule Needed on Advising Cannabis ClientsThe War on Drugs packaged marijuana with heroin as an illegal Class 1 drug. More recently, medical use of cannabis has been legalized in 37 states…
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July 25, 2021 | New Jersey Law Journal
Important Question of Duty Raised in Drunken-Driving CaseWe commend the Appellate Division for providing an exemplary road map for the lawyers and judge who will have to pass upon the duties owed.
By Law Journal Editorial Board
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