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New Jersey Law Journal

'Astute Legal Reasoning and Due Consideration': NJ Supreme Court Averts Constitutional Crisis

The enactment of S-3011 presented a direct challenge to the Supreme Court's rule-making authority.
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National Law Journal

Has the Supreme Court Jeopardized a Trump Trial Before the Election?

"It's not impossible, but I always felt it was pretty tight and this makes it incredibly tight," said criminal defense attorney Shanlon Wu, a former federal prosecutor.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

'One More Stressor': Three Circuits Keep Panels Secret Until Argument Day

Some appellate attorneys want the Fourth, Seventh and Federal circuits to join the other federal appeals courts in giving more than same-day notice of the judges who will hear their case.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

In Novel Prosecution, Parent Rightly Held Accountable for School Shooting

Days before the shooting, Mrs. Crumbley took Ethan to a gun range and, as a video showed, mother and son alternated shooting targets. On social media, the mother wrote, "Mom & son day testing out his new Xmas present."
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

'Something Happened Here': Court Clerk's Ex Parte Meeting With Local Counsel Imperils Upstate Manslaughter Conviction

"Life is different in smaller jurisdictions. It's hard to put aside the desire to get along with and be liked by the people you see every day."
11 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Appellate Division Rejects Per Se Rule in Motion to Disqualify Monmouth Prosecutor's Office

"In short, our analysis of the law on conflicts and our consideration of the policies embodied in the RPCs support a rule where individual, personal conflicts of county prosecutors are not imputed to the entire office," Judge Robert J. Gilson said.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Georgia Can't Retry Defendant After Contradictory Verdict, Supreme Court Rules

The justices unanimously said the Constitution's prohibition on double jeopardy bars a retrial.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Weighs in on Reasonable Suspicion

The Court of Appeals had a relatively quiet January and released four opinions. In 'People v. Messano', it considered whether the police had reasonable suspicion to detain the defendant and whether the People met their burden of showing that drug-related contraband should not be suppressed because the evidence was in plain view.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court of Appeals Grants Increasing Number of Criminal Appeal Applications

Thomas R. Newman of Duane Morris suggests that an increase in the number of criminal appeals heard and decided by the New York Court of Appeals is welcome.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Manhattan Appeals Court Seats First All-African American Panel for Oral Arguments

The five-judge panel heard arguments in appeals for a host of civil matters, including a fraud lawsuit involving the Stardust Diner in Manhattan, which is famous for its show tune-singing wait staff; and a suit that former Fox News anchor Andrea Tantaros filed against her ghost writer.
2 minute read

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