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National Law Journal

Supreme Court Gives 'Road Map' to Civil Forfeiture Reformers

"I think (local governments) should feel like the system of funding your police department by forfeiting people's cars and using those funds to provide services, that system is kind of in the crosshairs," said attorney Cody Gray.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Split Appeals Court Applies Ministerial Exception in Gay Teacher's Bias Case

"I think that the Fourth Circuit is kind of following the Supreme Court in broadening the ministerial exception," said attorney Amy Epstein Gluck. "I think we're going to see more leeway for religion."
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Child Erotica Statute 'Unconstitutionally Overbroad'

The New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously struck down a portion of a law criminalizing "portraying a child in a sexually suggestive manner" as unconstitutionally overbroad this week because it bars "a large swath of material that is neither obscenity nor child pornography."
5 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge Dismisses Volkswagen Suit Challenging Illinois 'Multiplier Act'

The multiplier act did not bar Volkswagen from informing customers that the statute requiring manufacturers to reimburse dealers for services related to manufacturer-provided limited warranty was the reason for an increase in price or prohibited the company from raising prices to cover expenses, the judge held.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

New York, Anti-Abortion Groups Jockey Over Jurisdiction

Groups offering pregnancy counseling said they would be burdened by having to litigate the case in Manhattan, saying there was a concentration of organizations in Western New York.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Justices Say No Preliminary Hearings Required in Civil Forfeiture Cases

Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing for the majority, stated the government is required by law to provide a "timely" forfeiture hearing but need not provide an initial opportunity for innocent property owners to demand their property returned.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Are SEC and FINRA Administrative Hearings Unconstitutional?

For the past eighty-five years, the securities industry has been regulated by the SEC and designated SROs under its supervision. But that system is changing.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'A Solution in Search of a Problem': NJ State Bar, Judiciary React to Possible Constitutional Amendment on Judicial Appointments

"There is a proposal to create a court of appeals that mirrors the federal court system," Senate President Nicholas P. Scutari said. "In the current system, you take the best of the Superior Court judges, leaving that court depleted. If we go to a system where the governor makes appointments, you can broaden the number of lawyers going to the bench."
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

College, COVID and Compensation: Who Pays for the Loss of In-Person Classes?

"Was the difference significant enough to lead to a legally required prorated tuition refund?" write Elisa Reiter and Daniel Pollack.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

'Obviously Unconstitutional': TikTok Challenges Law That Could Ban the App in the US

"If upheld, (the statute) would allow the government to decide that a company may no longer own and publish the innovative and unique speech platform it created," the company's complaint states.
2 minute read

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