By Lori A. Buza and Karen Beerbower | August 28, 2017
The case of "The Slants" -- in June, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the provision of the Lanham Act, known as the "disparagement clause," which has governed trademark registration for the past 71 years.
By Frederick P. Sisto | August 28, 2017
On June 10, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided State v. Dunbar. This unanimous decision overturned state precedent requiring reasonable suspicion of contraband before police can deploy a canine sniff.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 25, 2017
Inmate petitioned the court to review the department's refusal, under DC-ADM 803, to allow him access to photographs sent to him but the court lacked appellate or original jurisdiction to review the factual or legal findings of a chief grievance officer and inmate's First and Fourteenth Amendment due process claims failed because the procedures in DC-ADM 804 were adequate. Petition dismissed.
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | August 25, 2017
DUI suspect who was unconscious and could not hear 'O'Connell' warnings nor refuse a blood alcohol test could suppress results of warrantless blood draw taken while he was unconscious. Order of the superior court affirmed.
By Steven A. Meyerowitz | August 23, 2017
Deciding an issue that has divided courts across the country, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, applying Texas law, has ruled that asbestos is a pollutant for purposes of an insurance policy's pollution exclusion.
By John Council | August 23, 2017
A federal judge has put a temporary halt to a Houston homeless ordinance banning public camping after ruling the law may criminalize the status of people who can't find permanent shelter.
By Charles Toutant | August 22, 2017
A challenge to New Jersey's bail reform measures reached a critical phase on Tuesday as a federal judge in Camden heard arguments on an insurance company's bid for a preliminary injunction against implementation of bail reform in New Jersey.
By therecorder | The Recorder | August 22, 2017
9th Cir.; 15-16571 The court of appeals affirmed a judgment. The court held that a ban on highway patrol officers’ communications with the public…
By MARK DUBOIS | August 22, 2017
Donald Trump rarely tells the truth, but he was correct when he said the Ku Klux Klan and its foes have been battling each other long before he became president. During the early years of the Klan's "Second Era" after World War I and until the 1930s, Connecticut was a surprisingly active venue for Klan activity. Connecticut membership during that era peaked at somewhere between 15,000 and 18,000.
By Lloyd Dunkelberger | August 21, 2017
Three Democratic candidates for governor pledged Saturday to support legislation that would prohibit discrimination in jobs and housing based on sexual orientation.
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