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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.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Where CFPB Enforcement Stops Short on Curbing School Lunch Fees, Class Action Complaint Steps Up

The complaint compares the defendants to schoolyard bullies who steal students' lunch money.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Court's Decision on Public Employee Pension Eligibility Helps the Judiciary

We believe in the need for a balanced judiciary, which includes judges from the private and public sector.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Confusion Where Previously There Was Clarity': NJ Supreme Court Should Void Referral Fee Ethics Opinion

Opinion 745 does not serve the best interests of the public and runs counter to the court’s direction.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Social Media Policy for Judges Provides Guidance in a Changing World

The Code of Judicial Conduct is a basic document which should be emblazoned in the mind of every judge.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

TikTok Faces Liability for 'Blackout Challenge'

The so-called Blackout Challenge posted on TikTok dares people to self-asphyxiate until they lose consciousness.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Can People Come to New Jersey to Die?

This situation reminds us of the current debate over whether women can leave states with post-Dobbs abortion bans to go to states where the procedure is legal.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Justices Provide A Sensible Decision on the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act

Given the IDEA's recognition of the way in which learning "in the regular classroom" enhances the experience of disabled children, we are at a loss as to why the education authorities in Sparta did not encourage AD's return to school and instead fought him and his mother tooth and nail for another three years.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Controversial Ethics Proceedings Against Mercer Judge Was Overreach. Stopping It Was the Right Thing to Do

How these allegations rose to deserve a referral is beyond us. We hope it chastens those who might attempt to strain the law from doing it again.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

We Applaud NJ Supreme Court's Balanced Rules for Reinstatement of Disbarred Attorneys

In a 2022 decision the court had adhered to its long established holdings that attorneys who are found to have knowingly misappropriated client trust and escrow accounts must be disbarred.
4 minute read

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