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As Same-Sex Couples Go Legal, Questions Swirl
With New Jersey's Domestic Partnership Act set to take effect Saturday, lawyers are grappling with loose ends, checking for loopholes and flocking to seminars to figure out just what the law does, and does not do. At first glance, the act -- which makes New Jersey the fifth state to recognize some form of same-sex union -- seems simple enough. But while the law creates a status akin to marriage, its benefits fall short, causing a shortage of clear-cut legal answers.
Sojourner A. at el v. The New Jersey Department of Human Services et al,
This case is not about a woman's right to choose whether and when to bear children but, rather, about whether the State must subsidize that choice, and plaintiffs' claim that the family-cap provision of The Work First New Jersey Act (WFNJ) violates the equal protection and due process guarantees of the New Jersey Constitution is rejected; the DHS has presented ample justification for providing welfare families with additional Medicaid and food-stamp benefits but not more cash for additional children ? re
Marshall Wins New Hearing on Death Sentence
Robert Marshall, New Jersey's most death-eligible convict, isn't dead yet, and neither is the chance that his execution will be postponed indefinitely. Last week, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals gave Marshall a new evidentiary hearing on his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel during the sentencing phase of his murder trial.Former Board of Bar Examiners Chair Jailed, Fined for Land-Flipping Role
Stanley Yacker, former chairman of the state Board of Bar Examiners, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to pay $787,985 in restitution last Monday for his role in a land-flipping scheme
The Clock Is Ticking — Or Is It?
Clarifying the trigger date for N.J.'s Statute of Repose.
Efficient and Effective Negotiation of Hospital Vendor Contracts
Negotiating hospital vendor contracts efficiently and effectively.
N.J. Whistleblower Law Held Not Pre-empted by Federal Air Statute
Ruling on an issue that has divided the federal circuits, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has revived a New Jersey man's state law whistleblower claim against an airline, concluding that a lower court improperly dismissed the suit as pre-empted by the federal Airline Deregulation Act.
How Much Will 'Best Law Firms for Women' List Influence Attorneys?
Female law students entering the recruiting season have another weapon for their interviewing arsenal: a list of the 50 U.S. firms deemed most woman-friendly. The survey by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers covers benefits and compensation; parental leave and policies; child care; workforce profile; flexibility; and retention and advancement. Some women in the profession, however, question how much of an impact the list might have on a newly minted attorney's employment decisions.TRENDING STORIES
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