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June 20, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

CAPITOL 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

The 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

The 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

A 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

When 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

8 minute read

June 19, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

Recent appellate decisions, both published and unpublished, show an increasing willingness to contract the expansion of the Open Public Records Act.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

17 minute read

June 19, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

More people arrested for DWI should receive the kind of support that Tiger Woods is getting.

By Peter H. Lederman

5 minute read

June 17, 2017 | New Jersey Law Journal

14-1-3422 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

06-2-3444 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 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.

By Law Journal Editorial Board

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