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New Jersey Law Journal

6 Nominated to Trial, Workers' Comp, Administrative Courts

Gov. Chris Christie has nominated six to the bench: three for Superior Court, two for the Workers' Compensation Court and one for the Office of Administrative Law.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Scott Names Miami-Dade Judge to Third DCA

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Norma Lindsey has been appointed to the Third District Court of Appeal. Lindsey will replace Judge Linda Ann Wells, who retired March 31.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Borough Blocked New Gas Well on Faulty Basis, Court Says

In a ruling that could prove instructive to parties seeking to block construction of natural gas wells in their communities, the Commonwealth Court overruled an Allegheny County borough's denial of a driller's conditional use application, finding that the borough council relied on inadequate testimony by objectors.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Gun Charges Mean Likely Detention Under New Bail Reform Guidelines

Criminal defendants in New Jersey who are charged with firearms-related offenses, or who are arrested for committing a crime while on release awaiting trial, are now likely candidates for automatic pretrial detention under guidelines released on Thursday by the state Supreme Court.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

5 Confirmed for Superior Court

The New Jersey Senate on Thursday confirmed five of Gov. Chris Christie's nominees to the Superior Court bench.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Federal Jury Awards Nothing Despite Finding Man Was Harmed by Wrongful Arrest

A jury said a man arrested for child molestation, who was awarded $472,000 for his constitutional claims against a police officer, deserved nothing for the 16 days he spent in jail.
10 minute read

The Recorder

Calif. Chief Justice Defends Letter Assailing Trump's Immigration Arrests

California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye said the state Supreme Court chambers were flooded with calls from "profane and very angry people" after she asked federal officials in March to stop arresting undocumented immigrants in state courthouses. "If I couldn't speak out as chief justice, I don't know who could," she said Thursday.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Amendment Would Allow Resigned Mayors To Solemnize Weddings

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed an amendment that would allow retired judges, justices and magisterial district judges to solemnize marriages.
1 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

State Legislature Passes Airport Betting Bill

The General Assembly passed a measure that could bring gambling to Pennsylvania's airports.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices Curb Law Enforcement's Power to Seize Private Property

After Elizabeth Young's son was arrested for selling $140 worth of marijuana, the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office seized her Cobbs Creek home and her car through civil forfeiture—a controversial practice that has garnered widespread outrage throughout the country.
3 minute read

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