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Daily Business Review

Lawyers as Emergency Responders After the Parkland High School Shooting

In the case of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSD), many attorneys from Legal Aid Service of Broward County acted as emergency responders for the students, families and teachers who were affected by the violence that ripped through the city of Parkland.
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New Jersey Law Journal

After Hours

New Jersey lawyers and judges, and their extracurricular activities.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

UPDATED: Detention of Immigrant Children in Conn. Custody Ruled Unconstitutional

With the status of an estimated 2,000-plus immigrant children separated from their families hanging in the balance, two Connecticut organizations went to court Wednesday for an emergency hearing on behalf of two children who have ended up in Connecticut.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Standing and Grandparents' Rights: 8 Years of Legislative Give and Take

In D.P., the Supreme Court reviewed a lower court decision that had found that certain provisions of the custody statute granting grandparents standing were invalid.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Discrimination Law Applies to Inmates, Mercer Judge Rules in Suit Over Sex Abuse at Women's Prison

Ruling on an issue of first impression, a New Jersey Superior Court judge has allowed claims lodged under the state Law Against Discrimination to move forward in a putative class suit alleging sexual abuse of inmates by employees at New Jersey's only prison for women.
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New Jersey Law Journal

BAR REPORT - Pro Bono Award recipients gave over 1,000 hours in 2017

This year's Pro Bono Award winners have been announced
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The Legal Intelligencer

Are Gifts to a Paramour Made During the Marriage Factored Into Property Division?

Will a court compensate a spouse for the other spouse's use of marital monies to fund an extramarital relationship? What about for frivolous spending? Or a gambling addiction? These are questions often asked by divorce clients as financial disputes are often a factor in the ending of a marriage.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Following the 'Wiseman' Standard in Pa. Custody Battles Is Unwise

Although the so-called Wiseman standard, the standard by which shared custody arrangements were determined, stood for many years, the recent Pennsylvania Superior Court case of P.J.P. v. M.M. has officially declared the Wiseman standard obsolete and no longer applicable to Pennsylvania child custody matters.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Shifting the Family Law Paradigm: The Collaborative Law Movement

Family Law litigation is often combative and emotional, leaving a lasting negative impact on those involved, especially children.
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The Legal Intelligencer

ABA Resolution 114: An Important Right to Counsel Measure

At its mid-year meeting in February, the American Bar Association adopted Resolution 114, an important right-to-counsel measure intended to ensure that counsel will be provided as a matter of right to low-income persons in all proceedings that may result in a loss of physical liberty.
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