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New Jersey Law Journal

Well Qualified Is Not Enough

Senators owe it to themselves and to the electorate to exercise the same judgment as the president about the nominee's future impact.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Can a Constitutional Right be Waived?

There is nothing in the Constitution that would bar the waiver of freedom of speech.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Why Employers Should Consider Permanently Adopting Flexible Work Arrangements

Providing employees with meaningful choices regarding their work schedules may improve lawyer well-being and overall happiness. Happier employees may lead to overall improved outcomes.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'May It Please the Court'

We do not wish to be understood as objecting to the time-honored phrase, but upon reflection, we're not sure that it really serves a useful purpose.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Interlocutory Appeal Is Sometimes Warranted

Despite recognizing its heavy docket, we urge the Appellate Division to review motions for leave to appeal with liberality when a trial court decision could be wrong and result in unnecessarily long and costly litigation or an issue would become irremediable.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Don't Evaluate Judicial Nominees Based Upon Former Criminal Defense Clients

The appropriate question with regard to judicial nominees is not whom they represented as lawyers, but rather, whether they did so with integrity and with all the vigor the law permits—as Judge Jackson did.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Forty Years Since Law School

An Asian-American attorney reflects on four decades in the law.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Court Must Return to Addressing Retainer Arbitration Clauses

The ACPE has asked the Supreme Court "to reconsider its decision to permit lawyers to include, in their retainer agreements, provisions that require the clients to arbitrate future fee disputes or legal malpractice actions."
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Welcome Incoming Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

The federal bench, Sen. Schumer said, ought to "mirror America." We agree and say, welcome.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Will the Waterfront Commission Survive?

The position of New York, which is in line with Judge Wigenton's opinion, has merit, and we hope to see the Supreme Court accept jurisdiction and ultimately determine that New Jersey cannot unilaterally abandon the compact.
3 minute read

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