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The Law Journal Editorial Board

The Law Journal Editorial Board

April 12, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Adeel Mangi's Background Exemplary, Not Cause for Criticism

Slandered with the tar brush of association with causes he opposes, his nomination regrettably appears to be doomed.

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3 minute read

April 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Restrictions on Referral Fees May Harm Clients. State Supreme Court Should Review New Disciplinary Directive

There is no reason to treat out-of-state attorneys differently than in-state attorneys if we want only the more qualified attorneys to receive referrals in specialized areas of work.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

5 minute read

April 05, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Virtual Museum, Case Law Discussions and More: Judiciary Website Isn't Just for Opinions and Orders

We urge lawyers who have not "surfed" the judicial website to do so and attorneys who use it regularly to explore the portions they have not yet seen.

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3 minute read

March 29, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

US Supreme Court's Opinion Involving Man Placed on No-Fly List Clarifies Mootness

Often an opinion serves as an important reminder to litigants, their counsel and even lower courts, of important principles that must be honored for the case to proceed. FBI v. Fikre is such a case.

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5 minute read

March 29, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Proposed Environmental Rights Amendment Has Good Intentions, but Likely Unknown Consequences

Broad, open-ended constitutional language is a grant of authority to the courts that have the final decision about what it includes, what it prohibits, and what it requires. In our system, that includes the power to override the will of the two elected branches of the state government.

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4 minute read

March 22, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Enshrining 'Fetal Personhood' Into Law Causes Complications. Here's Why

Politicians who supported fetal personhood legislation are now nervously proclaiming their support for IVF. But it turns out that Alabama is not out of the political woods.

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4 minute read

March 22, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

'County Line' Constitutionality Question Highlights Independence of NJ's Attorney General

Our attorney general is not the governor's lawyer.

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3 minute read

March 15, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Attorneys Should Be Mortified by Many of The Proposed OPRA Changes

Of direct concern to lawyers, the bills would prohibit parties from making requests that would be "unreasonable, oppressive or duplicative of already pending discovery requests in a legal proceeding."

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5 minute read

March 15, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

The Judicial Appointment Crisis Is Easing, But Not Yet Cured

Chief Justice Stuart Rabner has previously estimated that, to be manageable, the number of judicial vacancies must be reduced to no more than 25 to 30.

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2 minute read

March 08, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Supreme Court Quietly Allows End Run Around Mandatory Disbarment Outlined in 'Wilson' and 'Hollendonner'

An explanation of the court's reasoning—whether in an expanded order or in an opinion—would have been helpful and is sorely missed.

By The Law Journal Editorial Board

4 minute read