Colleen Murphy

June 28, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"I am looking forward to continuing to move down on the number of vacancies we have in the state," Senate President Nicholas P. Scutari said. "We have achieved an amount that is no longer in a state of emergency, and I think that is in large part due to the work of this committee."

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

June 27, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"After a thorough review of all plaintiffs' constitutional taking claims, we conclude that the record shows no per se taking, nor does a balancing of the Penn Central factors reveal a regulatory taking," Judge Morris G. Smith said. "We affirm the trial court's order granting defendants' motion for summary judgment against all plaintiffs."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

June 27, 2024 | Law.com

"There is a long history of false accusations destroying the lives of innocent people, like Joshua Wright, including those recognized by important court rulings," Jesse R. Binnall, a partner with Binnall Law Group in Alexandria, Virginia, wrote. "There is a reason Americans do not trust their Congress – wasting resources based upon an obvious hit piece cannot be a good way to earn back their trust."

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

June 26, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"Simply stated, the legislature's decision in the COVID Immunity Statute to temporarily limit the scope of whatever duty we might recognize defendants owed the Campbells to one of simply avoiding gross negligence during the height of the COVID pandemic leaves the estate unable to state a claim on the facts alleged," Judge Allison E. Accurso wrote for the court.

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

June 26, 2024 | Law.com

Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, cited an investigative report in The Wall Street Journal on law school professor Joshua Wright, who allegedly used "his influence over academic and career opportunities to seduce young female law students into inappropriate sexual relationships or to harass them sexually at various points during the period 2004-2023, when he served on the faculty."

By Colleen Murphy

5 minute read

June 25, 2024 | Law.com

"We will keep fighting to protect gender-diverse students, who suffer worse health and educational outcomes when they are not supported in schools, and against sex-based discrimination in all its forms," New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

June 25, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"It is not enough for someone to say, 'Are you threatening me?' and for the charged person to say, 'Yes, I am,'" former federal prosecutor Howard S. Master said. "That is not sufficient to constitute viable conduct. Lawyers threaten litigation, to walk away from a deal, or induce a business partner to walk away from a deal, all the time. None of that, by itself, is improper."

By Colleen Murphy

6 minute read

June 24, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Princeton's Committee on Discipline reportedly convicted more than 98% of the respondents who appeared before it in the more than 700 cases resolved during the 2021-22 academic year.

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read

June 21, 2024 | Law.com

Riley's complaint, filed in March 2021, alleged that she believes that around 30% of the drug tests performed by Avertest are inaccurate, which is in sharp contrast to the company's claim that it provides forensically defensible results with a 97% accuracy rate.

By Colleen Murphy

3 minute read

June 20, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

"This new clemency initiative is a cornerstone of our administration's efforts to make New Jersey the state of second chances," Gov. Phil Murphy said in a statement. "Today, we pledge to take a responsible and equity-driven approach to pardons and commutations that will prioritize the most compelling cases."

By Colleen Murphy

4 minute read