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By The New Jersey Law Journal Editorial Board | June 28, 2024
When Beth gave birth to her daughter, Mia, both tested positive for marijuana. The hospital contacted the Division of Child Protection and Permanency…
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By James H. Maynard | June 27, 2024
"If we want to protect the next generation of children from suffering sexual harms, we must allow science to guide our prevention efforts," writes James H. Maynard.
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By Amanda Bronstad | June 26, 2024
The motion to sever is among a flurry of filings that followed a June 20 hearing in the federal government's criminal case against Tom Girardi. The trial begins Aug. 6.
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By Emily Saul | June 26, 2024
Susan Cacace, who retired as County Court judge in December, pulled 58% of the vote.
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By Brian Lee | June 26, 2024
Criminal defense attorney Lee Kindlon, founder of The Kindlon Law Firm in Albany, New York, is set to run unopposed on November's ballot.
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By Jimmy Hoover | June 26, 2024
Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing for a 6-3 majority, drew a distinction between payments for future acts and gifts for prior ones.
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By Colleen Murphy | June 25, 2024
"It is not enough for someone to say, 'Are you threatening me?' and for the charged person to say, 'Yes, I am,'" former federal prosecutor Howard S. Master said. "That is not sufficient to constitute viable conduct. Lawyers threaten litigation, to walk away from a deal, or induce a business partner to walk away from a deal, all the time. None of that, by itself, is improper."
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By Emily Saul | June 25, 2024
Acting Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan kept in place provisions that bar him from speaking about prosecutors or identifying jurors.
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By Emily Cousins | June 25, 2024
In addition to the majority's 5-2 opinion, there was a concurrence, a concurrence and dissent, and a dissent.
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By Kate Brumback | The Associated Press | June 24, 2024
The measure comes amid conservative efforts to restrict community bail funds, which were used to post bond for people involved in 2020 protests against racial injustice and, more recently, to free those jailed while protesting a new public safety training center being built near Atlanta.
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