By Colleen Murphy | September 14, 2023
"Although the State has demonstrated general acceptance in the pediatric community, we agree with Judge Jimenez that the State has not demonstrated general acceptance of the SBS/AHT hypothesis to justify its admission in a criminal trial," Judge Greta Gooden Brown wrote for the appellate court.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | August 21, 2023
The pervasive question may seem to be whether Mr. Trump should be sent to jail or the White House. More importantly, our democracy is on the line.
By Colleen Murphy | August 14, 2023
"I think the new justices are finding their stride and comfort in their new role," New Jersey State Bar Association President Timothy F. McGoughran said. "I think we are back to where we should be with scholarly debate, as well as honest and civil disagreement, when they feel necessary to voice some."
By Colleen Murphy | August 8, 2023
The New Jersey Supreme Court has held that Jason O'Donnell, the former Bayonne mayoral candidate who accepted $10,000 in a paper bag in exchange for an appointment as the city's tax counsel, did not need to win election to be subject to the plain words of the state's bribery statute.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Mike Mullen and Matthew G. Miller | August 2, 2023
Federal courts, when evaluating cases pertaining to businesses that operate within the cannabis industry, must grapple with what is known as the "illegality doctrine." This doctrine states that courts will not assist a party in recovering "fruits of a crime," and thus cannabis owners in violation of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) may be denied redress in federal courts.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Law Journal Editorial Board | July 16, 2023
We believe that New Jersey's legislation provides a balance to permit holiday displays by professionals, while others can buy and use less-dangerous devices.
By Colleen Murphy | July 5, 2023
"The right to an attorney should be a universal right for those who are navigating our criminal justice system," Gov. Phil Murphy said. "For too long, we have witnessed many residents suffer from the steep prices of a public defender, many times causing them to go into debt just to cover their legal fees, and disproportionately affecting people of color."
By Colleen Murphy | June 29, 2023
"And nowhere else in the nation has law enforcement sought prospective communications from Facebook users' accounts without presenting a wiretap order," Chief Justice Stuart Rabner wrote. "Based on the language and structure of the relevant statutes, we find that the state's request for information from users' accounts invokes heightened privacy protections."
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Louis F. Locascio | June 13, 2023
In 1994, an offender's violation of the registration requirements constituted a fourth-degree offense. However, the statute was amended in 2007, elevating a violation to a third-degree offense. If a defendant is sentenced as a sex offender between 1994 and 2007, but violates the registration requirements after 2007, does charging the defendant with a third-degree offense constitute an ex post facto violation?
By Lisa Willis | June 9, 2023
"[This is] going to make the O.J. case seem like Minor-League baseball," University of Miami School of Law professor Craig Trocino said.
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