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By Matthew T. McLaughlin | February 22, 2018
Matthew T. McLaughlin writes: For nearly three years, the legislature and the governor have wrestled with changes to the Freedom of Information Law in efforts make an award of attorney fees mandatory when the agency unreasonably refuses to produce documents. That day has arrived, and government transparency reformers are smiling.
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By Gerald H. Baker | February 21, 2018
On Feb. 20, 2017, the legislature approved the Transportation Network Company Safety and Regulatory Act, to provide for the uniform regulation of digital network companies (such as Uber and Lyft).
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By Michael Booth | February 21, 2018
"The [Tort Claims Act] grants absolute immunity from liability to public entities and their employees for injuries resulting from a failure to enforce the law," Justice Faustino Fernandez-Vina, writing for the court in "Lee v. Brown," said in the 5-0 ruling.
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By Christine Fazio and Ethan Strell | February 21, 2018
In their Domestic Environmental Law column, Christine A. Fazio and Ethan I. Strell discuss the legislative history of and litigation stemming from the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.
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By Jim Turner, News Service of Florida | February 21, 2018
The Florida House voted 111-1 on Tuesday to support placing the statue of civil rights leader and educator Mary McLeod Bethune in the National Statuary Hall in Washington, replacing Confederate Gen. Edmund Kirby Smith.
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By Ben Hancock | February 20, 2018
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria of the Northern District of California wrote the law is a "direct restriction" on factual speech.
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By Lizzy McLellan | February 20, 2018
In a year when it announced two significant mergers, Ballard Spahr was more profitable than expected.
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By Jennie L. Osborne | February 19, 2018
New Jersey law requires electronic communication to be included in school districts' bullying prevention policies.
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By New Jersey State Bar Association | February 19, 2018
NJSBA testifies in support of gestational carrier bill amidst controversial testimony.
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By Zack Needles | Max Mitchell | February 16, 2018
"It's open war now. It's on," said one lawyer familiar with both the state Supreme Court and the legislature. "It was waiting for an outlet."
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