Law Journal Editorial Board

February 05, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

Town-by-town exclusion of rush hour traffic is a recipe for chaos. New Jersey parochialism will lead every town to shield itself by pushing unwanted commuters onto its neighbors.

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February 05, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

Why discuss this again now? Recently there was an article celebrating the 10th anniversary of Sinclair. The bar, and hopefully the court, should realize that rather than celebration, we should be looking for a refinement.

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January 29, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

In 'Hayes,' the court has provided clear guidelines for the handling of evidential issues that occur with some frequency. Since prior opinions on these issues have been principally by the Appellate Division, it is helpful and appropriate that the bench and bar have now guidance by our highest court.

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January 29, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

Our courts have treated arbitration contracts like they have treated others. The history of the law shows that legal doctrines, as first expounded, often prove to be inadequate under the impact of later experience.

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January 22, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The time has come to abandon a one-size-fits-all approach.

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January 22, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

We have all taken courses on professional responsibility in law school and now must take an ethics component of mandatory continuing legal education. And we do because Professor Hazard pressed to have the subject as part of the core curriculum.

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January 15, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

We commend the court for the concern it expressed to find “better ways to adjudicate such marathon and expensive disputes.”

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January 15, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

It seems beyond reasonable question that our new system of bail has been vastly improved.

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January 15, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

Governor Byrne believed our readers are busy people. His editorials were short and to the point. We will try to follow suit.

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January 08, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal

The United States Supreme Court should follow the lead of New Jersey, hold that a subpoena is required, and review the scope of the third-party rule.

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