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New Jersey Law Journal

Murphy Team Adds Another Jurist: Retired Ocean County Judge Jones

Jones is serving on the Law and Justice Committee, along with many of the lawyers Murphy has selected.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Steptoe Partner Who Struck a Deal With Fidel Castro Dies at 90

The Washington, D.C.-based firm has confirmed the death of John Nolan Jr., a former senior partner and Korean War veteran who once helped negotiate the release of over 1,100 prisoners from the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

In 2017, Pa.'s Federal Courts Wrangled With Indicted DAs, Gun Rights and 'the Devil'

Here's a look at the most notable federal court decisions from 2017.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

High Court: A Lawyer Who Violates the Rules Will Not Escape Civil Liability

Think back to your “Professional Responsibility” class in law school. What questions did you hear over and over?
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Judge Orders RJ Reynolds to Keep Paying Florida Millions

A Palm Beach circuit judge ordered R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. to continue paying the state millions of dollars in settlement money despite selling off…
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

No Charges for State Troopers in Death of Man in Custody

A grand jury in New Jersey has declined to return any indictments in connection with the death of a Camden County man who died while in State Police custody.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Adequate Shelter for Dogs: What Libre's Law Was Missing

In 2017, Pennsylvania animal advocates celebrated the passage of Libre's Law, an omnibus statute that grouped together several bills that previously…
8 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

District Court Nominations Set Up Administrative Decisions

With President Donald Trump's nomination of Colm Connolly and Maryellen Noreika to serve on Delaware's district court, the state's federal bench is finally poised to return to full strength, after a year in which the shorthanded court saw a steep rise in patent filings.
3 minute read

The Recorder

The Year in California Lawyers Behaving Badly

Here are some of the most memorable lowlights of professional behavior from 2017.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Drug Use While Pregnant Can Constitute Child Abuse, Court Rules

The ruling reversed a decision by the Clinton County Juvenile Division, which said the Child Protective Services Law does not allow a mother's action to be considered child abuse if the child was a fetus.
3 minute read

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