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A Month Into Senior Status, Brown Leaves Federal Judgeship for JAMS

After taking senior status and officially stepping down as chief judge a month ago, veteran federal jurist Garrett Brown Jr. announces his full retirement.

Morgan Melhuish Lawyer's Japes at Animal-Rights Attorney Draw Protest

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Last December's bear hunt is over, but the battle between supporters and opponents shifted to new ground as animal-rights activists picketed outside the Livingston offices of Morgan Melhuish Abrutyn.

Forcing Owners To Allow Town Access For Inspections Held Unconstitutional

An ordinance requiring property owners to give municipal inspectors access on pain of prosecution violates the Fourth Amendment ban on warrantless searches, a state appeals court says.

Lawyer Held To Flub Advice on Effect of Domestic Violence Plea on Gun Permit

Failure to advise a criminal defendant that pleading guilty to domestic violence would cost him his right to have a gun constitutes ineffective assistance of counsel, a state appeals court says.

OTHER NEWS

• Morgan Melhuish Lawyer Apologizes For Slurs at Animal Rights Attorney
• Court Needs Data To Decide Fate of Restrictive Rule on Auto Searches
• Rutgers Law Schools Weigh Merger in Face of Christie's Reorganization Plan
• 'God Told Me To Kill' Defense Is Tested at State High Court
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• Same-Sex Marriage Bill Approved by Assembly Panel But Veto Looms Ahead
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• Profiling Accuser Gets a New Shot in Try for Officer's Personnel Records
• Case Tests Limits of Rule Against Representing Adverse Parties in Related Case
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• New Attorney General Fills Top Post, Targets Prescription Drug Abuse

BUSINESS & LAW

Recusal-Rife High Court Hears Appeal Of Dismissed J&J Arterial Stent Suits

Heart patients and their relatives seeking reinstatement of claims against Johnson & Johnson over allegedly defective arterial stents faced an odd tribunal: a state Supreme Court with almost no Supreme Court justices.

Court Refuses To Seal Settlement of Federal Fair Labor Standards Suit

A settlement in unpaid-overtime litigation can't be kept under seal just because it might make the employer look bad, a federal judge says, pointing to the longstanding policy of public access in labor cases.

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This Week in Law Journal History

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Law Journal stories through the past century.

This Week's Winners & Losers

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Inadmissible

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Short takes on lawyers, firms and judges.

Suits & Deals

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Large settlements and verdicts in New Jersey.

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New Jersey Mergers & Acquisitions.

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Extracurricular Activities.

Verdict Search

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Verdicts and settlements in N.J. state and federal courts.

The Bar Report

Articles by and about the State Bar Association.

State Bar Association Board Addresses Key Issues

The governing body of the New Jersey State Bar Association recently considered legislative issues, policy matters and topics of international concern.

Council Finds Anti-Bullying Law an Unfunded Mandate

The New Jersey State Bar Association will seek to work with legislators to find a viable funding source or another means to enact anti-bullying legislation, now that the state Council on Local Mandates has ruled it an unfunded mandate, and therefore invalid.

High School Mock Trial Regional Competition Heats Up

The weather may be cold, but the statewide high school mock trial contests are heating up.

State Bar to Hold Diversity Summit

Next week, the New Jersey State Bar Association will hold its second Diversity Summit to raise awareness and foster the exchange of information and ideas to help find solutions to problems facing diverse members of the profession throughout the state.

Annual Family Law Symposium Draws Over 700

Hundreds of lawyers, judges and accountants took part in a two-day educational seminar examining the latest trends and developments in family law.

Capitol Report

A round-up of action from Trenton.

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Calendar of events.

Continuing Legal Education

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Continuing legal education.

A Clean Slate: Ways To Ease Stress and Improve Your Practice

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Five tips for reducing stress and improving one's enjoyment and success in the practice of law.

Technology Vendor Survey Shows Strong Optimism in 2012

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Results of the Technology Vendor Survey conducted by Law Technology News.