The Law

November 15, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Social Media Policy for Judges Provides Guidance in a Changing World

The Code of Judicial Conduct is a basic document which should be emblazoned in the mind of every judge.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

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November 09, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

TikTok Faces Liability for 'Blackout Challenge'

The so-called Blackout Challenge posted on TikTok dares people to self-asphyxiate until they lose consciousness.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

5 minute read

November 09, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Can People Come to New Jersey to Die?

This situation reminds us of the current debate over whether women can leave states with post-Dobbs abortion bans to go to states where the procedure is legal.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

4 minute read

November 08, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

TikTok Faces Liability for 'Blackout Challenge'

'Anderson' bucks the trend of decisions broadly interpreting Section 230 immunity, and it has attracted worried criticism from friends of the tech industry.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

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November 08, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Can People Come to New Jersey to Die?

This situation, of course, reminds us of the current debate over whether women can leave states with post-'Dobbs' abortion bans to go to states where the procedure is legal.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

4 minute read

November 01, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Justices Provide A Sensible Decision on the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act

Given the IDEA's recognition of the way in which learning "in the regular classroom" enhances the experience of disabled children, we are at a loss as to why the education authorities in Sparta did not encourage AD's return to school and instead fought him and his mother tooth and nail for another three years.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

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October 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Controversial Ethics Proceedings Against Mercer Judge Was Overreach. Stopping It Was the Right Thing to Do

How these allegations rose to deserve a referral is beyond us. We hope it chastens those who might attempt to strain the law from doing it again.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

3 minute read

October 18, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

We Applaud NJ Supreme Court's Balanced Rules for Reinstatement of Disbarred Attorneys

In a 2022 decision the court had adhered to its long established holdings that attorneys who are found to have knowingly misappropriated client trust and escrow accounts must be disbarred.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

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