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Lone N.J. Juror Can Decide Retardation

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled yesterday that a defendant may not receive a death sentence if at least one juror finds he is mentally retarded. The court said the finding must be made in a sentencing hearing after a guilty verdict, the New York Times reports. The court said…

Jun 19, 2007 3:13 PM CDT

Second Lead-Paint Suit Fails

State supreme courts handed paint manufacturers two victories this week in lawsuits seeking cleanup costs for lead paint used before it was banned as a health hazard in 1978. Today the New Jersey Supreme Court dismissed a public nuisance suit filed against lead paint makers by 26 towns and counties,…

Jun 15, 2007 8:42 PM CDT

Seizure of Unproductive Land Blocked

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled today that local governments may not seize land merely because it is unproductive and could be put to better use. The court said the state constitution permits seizure of land for redevelopment only if it is blighted, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Supreme Court Chief…

Jun 13, 2007 7:17 PM CDT

Lawyer Failure Helps N.J. Death-Row Inmate

The New Jersey Supreme Court has ordered a new trial for a black death-row inmate because his lawyers and the trial judge failed to pursue a juror’s potential bias. The court vacated the death sentence for Donald Loftin despite its conclusion there was “overwhelming evidence” that he killed a gas-station…

Jun 6, 2007 3:37 PM CDT

Wal-Mart Class Action OK’d

The New Jersey Supreme Court is permitting Wal-Mart employees to pursue a class-action suit that claims they were forced to work off the clock. The court ruled yesterday in Iliadis v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (PDF) that a class action is superior to other methods as a way to adjudicate the…

Jun 1, 2007 3:19 PM CDT

Same-Sex Civil Unions Tie Lesser Knot

Same-sex couples who enter into civil unions in New Jersey are finding that the 100-day-old marriage alternative for gays and lesbians doesn’t fully protect their rights in a crisis. For instance, when Craig Ross, 46, was laid off from his insurance company job, his partner’s employer wouldn’t give Ross health…

May 30, 2007 12:30 AM CDT

While We’re at It ...

Judge Switches Hats to Accommodate Con Who Wants to Get Hitched Before Doing His Hitch

May 1, 2007 11:02 AM CDT

Up in Smoke

How greed, hubris and high-stakes lobbying laid waste to the $246 billion tobacco settlement

Mar 18, 2007 11:31 AM CDT

Get Me Outta Here!

Office Worker Files Suit Against Township, Claims Walls Literally Closed in on Her

May 28, 2005 1:58 PM CDT

‘Ruff’ Justice?

Pet Sitter’s “Dog Gone” Mistake Could Bite Her, Even After Owner Gets New Leash on Life

Feb 1, 2004 6:24 AM CST

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