The Law Journal Editorial Board

The Law Journal Editorial Board

January 20, 2025 | New Jersey Law Journal

Bar Report - Jan. 20

Don’t miss the New Jersey State Bar Association’s Diversity Summit on Jan. 28, a must-attend educational event that will undertake a comprehensive examination of the future the legal profession and the law through the lens of equity, inclusion and accessibility.

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January 17, 2025 | New Jersey Law Journal

The 'Substantial Certainty' of Employer Liability Policies

We believe that the Supreme Court in its unanimous opinion in Rodriguez v. Shelbourne Spring is correct and maintains the delicate balance between scheduled award provisions of the act and the exclusionary limitations in insurance policies.

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January 10, 2025 | New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Jablonski and Chief Justice Rabner Both Acted Completely Properly

While we are always sensitive to the potential problems of misuse of judicial office, it is therefore also important to recognize when those potential problems have been correctly addressed, and not to taint and thereby discourage a proactive solution with inaccurate suggestions of impropriety.

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January 03, 2025 | New Jersey Law Journal

Murder for Any Purpose Cannot be Condoned

A life was taken, and there can be no excuse for that.

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January 03, 2025 | New Jersey Law Journal

Environmental Protection Litigation Should Be In The State Courts

Although no one can predict how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule on the pending motion for bill of complaint and petition for certiorari, the conservative majority’s interpretation of environmental statutes and regulations has not in the recent past been responsive to environmental protection.

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December 27, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Pardoning Jan. 6 Defendants May Send Bad Message About Insurrection, Rule of Law

If the president-elect still thinks he ought to pardon the insurrectionists, he should make it very clear that he is doing so because he believes they were confused and not because our current legal system should be abandoned.

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December 27, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Looming Clash Over Abortion Pills Shows Overturning 'Roe v. Wade' Settled Nothing

The irony of the lawsuit is that the overturning of Roe v. Wade was justified in many quarters by returning the decision to the states, but that rationale is eviscerated if states can come after citizens of other states who are committing acts that are legal in their states.

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December 20, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

Vigorous Senate Review for the FBI Director Nominee

We hope that our senators will oppose any suggestion of an unvetted appointment during the Senate’s recess, and that Mr. Patel’s qualifications for this important post will be subjected to rigorous scrutiny by the Senate.

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December 20, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

New Jersey Supports the Freedom to Read

We support the Freedom to Read Act's effort to protect access to books for New Jersey students while providing a process for those who object.

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December 13, 2024 | New Jersey Law Journal

As Trafficking, Hate Crimes Rise in NJ, State's Federal Delegation Must Weigh in On New UN Proposal

We urge that attention be paid so that positions taken by the United States on this ground-breaking convention reflect informed commentary by New Jersey.

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