New Jersey

Sessions appoints 17 interim U.S. attorneys as time limits for those in acting posts winds down

With a deadline approaching, Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed interim U.S. attorneys in 17 federal districts, NBC News reported Wednesday. The interim spots replace acting U.S. attorney positions, which were created after the Trump administration ordered U.S. attorneys held over from the Obama administration for their immediate resignations in March.…

Jan 5, 2018 2:54 PM CST

Web 100: Best law blogs

Our inaugural year of the Web 100 list honors 50 blogs (and adds five more to our Blawg 100 Hall of Fame.)

Dec 1, 2017 12:02 AM CST

Judge declares mistrial in corruption case against US Senator Menendez

Updated: A federal judge in Newark, New Jersey, has declared a mistrial in the corruption case against U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez. U.S. District Judge William Walls acted after jurors said they could not reach a unanimous decision on any of the charges against the Democrat and a co-defendant, Florida ophthalmologist…

Nov 16, 2017 12:50 PM CST

Class action over unlisted drink prices at TGI Fridays is tossed; suit versus Carrabba’s survives

The New Jersey Supreme Court has refused to allow class action status for a lawsuit contending TGI Fridays violated state consumer protection laws by failing to disclose drink prices on its menus. But the same court allowed a narrowed drink-price class action against Carrabba’s Italian Grill and other restaurants owned…

Oct 6, 2017 7:00 AM CDT

Supreme Court to decide whether Congress can bar states from authorizing sports gambling

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to decide the constitutionality of a federal statute banning states from authorizing sports betting. The issue in the two consolidated cases before the court is whether the federal law impermissibly commandeers the regulatory power of the states in violation of the Constitution’s federal…

Jun 27, 2017 9:13 AM CDT

‘Marketing fees’ paid to Avvo violate New Jersey lawyer conduct rules, ethics opinion says

Lawyers in New Jersey can’t participate in client-linking services offered by Avvo because of ethics issues stemming from the company's "marketing fee," according to a joint ethics opinion by three New Jersey Supreme Court committees.

Jun 26, 2017 7:00 AM CDT

June 5, 1939: Unions Confront Jersey’s ‘Boss Hague’

In Hague v. CIO, decided June 5, 1939, the Jersey City, New Jersey, Mayor Frank Hague argued that by pre-empting union activism, he was preventing “riots, disturbances or disorderly assemblage.” In a plurality decision, the justices disagreed.

Jun 1, 2017 12:30 AM CDT

Special team investigates death of judge on New York’s top court; widower disputes suicide theory

A special team of police investigators is investigating the death of Sheila Abdus-Salaam, a judge on New York’s top court who was found dead in the Hudson River on April 12. Early reports said police were treating the death as a suicide. But Abdus-Salaam’s husband, Gregory Jacobs, is challenging the…

Apr 21, 2017 12:48 PM CDT

Lawsuit says email from Eli Manning incriminates him in memorabilia case

A lawyer in an ongoing lawsuit against the New York Giants and their starting quarterback, Eli Manning, revealed an email that he says bolsters his case against Manning and the Giants for providing fraudulent memorabilia to collectors. On Thursday, the New York Post reported that a court filing by lawyers…

Apr 14, 2017 5:00 PM CDT

40 lawyers leave Sedgwick in two separate mass moves; firm calls them ‘efficiency adjustments’

Sedgwick is shrinking with the departures of 40 lawyers, including 15 partners. One group of lawyers is forming a new litigation boutique and another is joining Drinker, Biddle & Reath in Dallas, the New Jersey Law Journal (sub. req.) reports. Press releases announcing the moves are here and here. Bloomberg…

Jan 26, 2017 9:29 AM CST

Suit claims Catholic hospital violated health law by refusing to perform surgery on transgender man

A New Jersey transgender man claims in a lawsuit that a Catholic hospital violated state and federal law when it refused to allow a surgeon to perform a hysterectomy on him. The suit (PDF) filed Thursday on behalf of Jionni Conforti by Lambda Legal claims violations of the New Jersey…

Jan 9, 2017 8:00 AM CST

Lawyer seeks variance to tear down ‘Watcher’ house and subdivide lot

A lawyer asked a planning board in New Jersey on Monday to allow the owners of the so called “Watcher” house to subdivide the parcel so they can sell it for development. Lawyer James Foerst said the $ 1.3 million home owned by Derek and Maria Broaddus is “stigmatized” and…

Nov 8, 2016 2:00 PM CST

Two former Christie allies are convicted in Bridgegate lane closures

Two former officials tied to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie were found guilty on Friday in a scheme to close lanes on the George Washington Bridge to punish a mayor who didn’t endorse the governor for re-election. Bill Baroni and Bridget Anne Kelly were found guilty of all counts, report…

Nov 4, 2016 11:27 AM CDT

Acting on citizen complaint, New Jersey judge finds probable cause to investigate Chris Christie

Acting on a citizen complaint filed by a law school graduate, a New Jersey judge has found probable cause to investigate allegations that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie committed official misconduct in the Bridgegate scandal. Municipal Presiding Judge Roy McGeady of Bergen County made the finding and issued a criminal…

Oct 14, 2016 9:21 AM CDT

ACLU says it is representing bombing suspect Rahami after he was denied right to lawyer

The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey says it is representing bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami on federal charges until federal public defenders are allowed to take over. The ACLU says in a press release that Rahami has been denied a right to a lawyer by both the U.S.…

Sep 26, 2016 4:35 PM CDT