Editorials
Throwing a Block at Human Trafficking
Friday, May 17, 2013
The New Jersey Trafficking Prevention, Protection and Treatment Act signed by the governor on May 6 is a comprehensive and ground-breaking law that will put the state at the forefront of the fight against human trafficking.
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A Reasonable Accommodation
Thursday, May 16, 2013
A recent federal decision, certifying a class of mentally disabled immigrant detainees held in custody without counsel, is a step toward easing a crisis of representation for huge numbers of aliens facing removal from the country.
Exploding Medical Costs
Friday, May 10, 2013
The New Jersey public needs to know whether excess charges, double-billing and related practices, described in a Time Magazine report as endemic in the medical-hospital industry, exist here and if they do, why and what can be done to get them remedied.
Dog Sniffs and the Fourth Amendment
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Two recent US Supreme Court cases make clear that police are not permitted to make warrantless intrusions into the home using sophisticated devices, even if those be drug-sniffing dogs.
Warrants for Blood Samples
Friday, May 3, 2013
The Fourth Amendment requires law enforcement to obtain a warrant to draw blood from DWI suspects unless exigent circumstances prevent obtaining one before blood alcohol dissipates.
Blaming the Lawyers
Thursday, May 2, 2013
One of the hazards of the legal profession is that at times clients will be critical of counsel when, despite sound advice, they wind up with a poor result. We expected better, though, from a revered public institutions like Rutgers University.
EDITORIAL BOARD
New Jersey Law Journal editorials are the product of an independent Editorial Board. The views expressed are not necessarily those of the Law Journal's management.
ROSEMARY ALITO, Chairman
BARRY H. EVENCHICK, Vice Chairman
JAMES M. HIRSCHHORN, Vice Chairman
ROBERT E. BARTKUS • MELVYN H. BERGSTEIN
ALBERT G. BESSER • THOMAS J. BITAR
JOSEPH L. BUCKLEY • BRENDAN T. BYRNE
BERNARD CHAZEN • RONALD K. CHEN
GEORGE W. CONK • JOHN CONNELL
HARRIET DERMAN • WILLIAM A. DREIER
CHRISTINE DUFFY • JERRY F. ENGLISH
BERNARD K. FREAMON • JOSEPH A. HAYDEN JR.
RICHARD M. HLUCHAN • GEORGE J. KENNY
MYRON W. KRONISCH • VIRGINIA LONG
LAWRENCE LUSTBERG • MELINDA MAIDENS
ARNOLD K. MYTELKA • LYNN FONTAINE NEWSOME
CARL D. POPLAR • STEVEN M. RICHMAN
BRUCE ROSEN • ANNE C. SINGER
MICHAEL S. STEIN • EDWIN H. STERN
PETER G. VERNIERO • JUSTIN P. WALDER
DANIEL M. WALDMAN • ROBERT F. WILLIAMS
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