June 20, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal
BAR REPORT June 19, 2017CAPITOL REPORT This is a status report provided by the New Jersey State Bar Association on recently passed and pending legislation, regulations, gubernatorial…
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June 19, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal
NJSBA's 7th Annual Diversity Summit Advances Discussion on Fighting Discrimination in Legal Profession and SocietyThe NJSBA's Diversity Summit attracted more than 130 legal professionals to examine the imprint of blatant bias on the nation 50 years ago and the institutionalized variety that persists today.
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June 19, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal
State bar magazine focuses on critical topic -- national security vs. civil rightsThe recently released June issue of New Jersey Lawyer, the bi-monthly magazine of the NJSBA, takes a close look at an extremely topical subject: national security and civil rights.
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June 19, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal
CAPITOL REPORTA round-up of action from Trenton, including NJSBA members offering expertise on municipal court issues.
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June 19, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal
Return of State Court 'Statutory' Class ActionsWhen Spokeo v. Robins is properly understood as a jurisdictional decision, it becomes clear that it will not, as some have predicted, spell the demise of an entire category of class actions. Instead, it will simply shift the adjudication of those cases to state court.
By Matthew F. Gately
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June 19, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal
New Jersey OPRA Law Comes of AgeRecent appellate decisions, both published and unpublished, show an increasing willingness to contract the expansion of the Open Public Records Act.
By Carl Taylor III and Francesco Taddeo
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June 19, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal
The Tiger TapesMore people arrested for DWI should receive the kind of support that Tiger Woods is getting.
By Peter H. Lederman
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June 17, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal
Approved Opinions for the Week of June 19, 201714-1-3422 State v. Montalvo, N.J. Sup. Ct. (Fernandez-Vina, J.) (31 pp.) The right to possess a weapon in one's own home for self-defense would be of…
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June 17, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal
Unpublished Opinions for the Week of June 19, 201706-2-3444 Triffin v. United States Fire Ins. Co., N.J. Super. App. Div. (per curiam) (10 pp.) Appellant, purchaser of the rights to defendant's alleged…
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June 16, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal
The French Have a Word for Comey: 'Fonctionnairisme'The French word "fonctionnairisme" is the bureaucratic culture of doing your job without regard to the politics of those in charge. Former FBI Director James Comey has given us a look at the American version of fonctionnairisme. He is a fonctionnaire clean down to the bone.
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