Law Journal Editorial Board

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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February 27, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

It is reasonable to ask why the committee has chosen not to follow the well-established federal example, for briefs of whatever length it considers desirable.

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February 27, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

Maybe 2022 will be a year to examine our constitution for defects that may be remedied.

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February 27, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

We can only hope that cooler heads will prevail and that the protections manifested in the 58-year-old precedent will live through many more trials, while those publications whose work depends on accuracy and truth will prevail far more often than not.

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February 18, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court's action has cemented Alabama as a state in which its Black citizens remain—as they have always been—underrepresented in Congress.

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February 18, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

The recent Chancery Division decision in 'Matter of Estate of Hekemian' raises an issue of first impression in New Jersey that calls for the intervention of the Legislature.

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February 13, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

There are numerous possible variations that would achieve the same dual goals of clarity and parsimony. We hope the court will consider one of them.

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February 13, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

We believe that requiring four votes in this special type of case would not lead to an anti-death penalty cabal, and we ask the court to consider amending its internal procedures to adopt that rule as well as providing reasons in cases such as that of Matthew Reeves.

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February 06, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

We were reminded of this bit of arcane New Jersey legal history by last week's news that Republican presidential elector candidates in five states sent false certifications to the National Archives.

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February 06, 2022 | New Jersey Law Journal

While State v. Thomas concerns a juvenile offender, it shines a negative light on the parole process used for all offenders.

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