New Jersey Supreme Court Clarifies Fault Allocation for Out-of-State Defendants in Wrongful Death Claim
"This ruling prevents the unfair practice of pointing to an ‘empty chair’ at trial and ensures that injured parties have a ...
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow birthright citizenship ban in some states
Judges in Maryland, Massachusetts and Washington have issued nationwide orders blocking President Donald Trump’s executive ...
The Catholic Church's secret quest to quash the state's clergy abuse investigation
A slew of recently unsealed court documents by New Jersey's Supreme Court reveals the secret quest of the Catholic Church to ...
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New Jersey Supreme Court to Consider Whether Grand Jury Can Hear Clergy-Abuse Allegations
In separate filings, the Diocese of Camden argued that grand juries in New Jersey “cannot convene a grand jury to return a ...
Secret legal fight over N.J. clergy abuse probe revealed
A secret legal battle over whether the state could investigate allegations of sexual abuse by members of the clergy within ...
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Supreme Court declines to hear Republicans’ ‘Hail Mary’ effort to block climate lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday that it would not hear a case seeking to stop climate lawsuits in five Democratic-led ...
High Court Holds Out-of-State Transit Agency Immune From Private Suits in Pennsylvania
As a coequal sovereign to New Jersey,” Justice Kevin Brobson wrote, “Pennsylvania must honor this decision and refuse to allow NJ Transit to be haled into Pennsylvania courts to defend against private ...
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NJ Supreme Court hears reporter’s challenge to law limiting publication of officials’ addresses
Charlie Kratovil, founder and editor of New Brunswick Today, is at the center of a case that tests a New Jersey law barring ...
Contractor claims ‘act of retaliation’ by N.J. county after it sued to win bid on big project
The company accuses county officials of vindictive actions after contentious legal battle over bidding process for $118 ...
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New Jersey Supreme Court to consider whether grand jury can hear clergy abuse allegations
A New Jersey diocese this week faced a significant setback in its ongoing court battle related to a clergy abuse investigation as the state Supreme Court announced it would consider whether ...