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Child's Attorney as Hearsay Conduit in Custody Litigation
In his Matrimonial Practice column, Timothy M. Tippins writes: Standing at the very core of evidentiary doctrine is the rightly vaunted rule against hearsay, an essential bulwark against the incursion of unreliable information into the fact-finding process. Yet, sadly, in practice, fidelity to the rule banning hearsay is far less than it ought to be.
Post-Enron Law Snags Fisherman
Supreme Court to consider whether case represents 'overcriminalization.'
Court Warns Prosecutors About Using PowerPoint at Trial
A New Jersey appeals court has delivered a clear message to prosecutors who want to use Microsoft PowerPoint or other presentation tools in their opening and closing statements: The message is more important than the medium.
Court Urges Separation of DWI Suppression Hearings, Trials
The New Jersey Supreme Court on Sept. 16 warned municipal court judges about the dangers of combining pretrial hearings with actual trials when it comes to handling drunken driving cases.
Subject of False Arrest Case Is Arrested Again
Police say there is no connection to her being a witness in case against judge linked to false arrest. Her lawyer says case “reeks” of witness tampering.
Enforceability of Bridgegate Cellphone Subpoena Unclear
Lawyers representing the committee of the New Jersey Legislature investigating the Bridgegate scandal were to spend Tuesday meeting with lawyers for AT&T about whether the telecommunications company would comply with a subpoena for cellphone records of Gov. Chris Christie aide Regina Egea.
Expert's Causation Opinion Excluded by 'Zoloft' MDL Judge
In his Complex Litigation column, Michael Hoenig analyzes a recent decision that demonstrates how painstaking the "gatekeeping" task of a judge is when an expert, even one well qualified in the scientific field, expresses opinions and uses methods that depart from accepted principles and methodology recognized by the relevant scientific community.
Judges and Lawyers Work to Understand Courtroom Science
In an era when science is bombarding civil and criminal courts and judges are frequently asked to ponder theories posited by expert witnesses, more jurists are going back to school for crash courses in genetics and other sciences.
A.G. Orders Longer Retention of Rape Evidence
New Jersey's top law enforcement officer is ordering county prosecutors' offices and police departments to increase the time they retain evidence from sexual assault cases.
Justices OK Experts on Eyewitness IDs, Not Confessions
In two decisions issued simultaneously last week, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court barred expert testimony on interrogation techniques that could lead to false confessions but overturned its longstanding tenet that expert testimony regarding the accuracy and reliability of eyewitness identification is per se impermissible.TRENDING STORIES
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