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The Law Journal Editorial Board

The Law Journal Editorial Board

August 09, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

'A Pioneer and Inspiration to Us All': In Memory of Justice James H. Coleman Jr.

"One of the pioneers on the subject of sentence equality and avoidance of undue disparity in sentencing," Justice James Coleman Jr. had a unique "zeal for justice," writes the Law Journal Editorial Board.

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6 minute read

August 02, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Indemnification of Board Member-Plaintiffs Must Be Expressly Stated, NJ Supreme Court Says

We agree with the court's opinion and welcome it as a good tutorial on the law of contracts in the context of indemnification for first- and third-party claims.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

6 minute read

August 02, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ State Police Must Provide Comptroller With Docs Demonstrating Antidiscrimination Consent Decree Compliance

We urge the State Police to provide the required information to the State Comptroller without further delay. The reputation of this law enforcement agency depends on it.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

2 minute read

July 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

'Indifference Is Complicity': Hate Speech Must Be Countered

The First Amendment has worked for centuries because despicable and hateful speech has been countered and overridden by rational and moral discourse. As lawyers and citizens, we need to stay that path.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

3 minute read

July 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Justices Should Reverse Appellate Division Green Light for Glove Box Searches

We find no basis for treating a glove box (and particularly a locked one even though within reach of a passenger, as in "Wilson") differently from any other compartment.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

4 minute read

July 19, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Gaza War Protests: The Line Between First Amendment Freedoms and Protection from Hostilities

Peaceful protest and even some civil disobedience—recognizing and accepting the legal consequences of illegal behavior—is in the best American free speech tradition.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

4 minute read

July 12, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Fed Court Launches Danny's Pantry to Help Feed Needy Utilizing Diversion Programs

In this manifestation, the court is shown to be more than an institution from which people are just locked up, but also one from which people can find a fuller measure of justice: kindness and a better future.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

3 minute read

July 12, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey's Experience Shows That 'Chevron' Deference Not Essential to the Administrative State

Without more, we are as yet unprepared to join those who believe that the overruling of "Chevron" in and of itself will result in the disassembly of modern administrative regulatory programs.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

7 minute read

July 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Expanding Sidewalk Law Liability: Judicial Prerogative or Legislative Priority?

The dissent argues that expansion of the "Stewart/Abraham" "legal principle" should rest solely with the Legislature.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

6 minute read

June 21, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

FTC's Final Noncompete Rule Is Over-Broad

Part of the FTC's rationale is a stretch.

By the Law Journal Editorial Board

7 minute read