ABA Journal “Former New Jersey lawyers who are disbarred will in most cases be allowed to apply for reinstatement after five years, the New Jersey Supreme Court has decided. The New Jersey Supreme Court’s Oct. 15 order and determination reject the approach that it adopted in a 1979 case that Read more…
“In addition to JD certificates and character and fitness responses, many February bar exam candidates preparing for the in-person test are also submitting proof of COVID-19 vaccines or a negative test—and in some cases both. The National Conference of Bar Examiners in June 2021 announced the February bar would be in person, Read more…
“The House of Delegates passed a resolution at the ABA Hybrid Annual Meeting on Tuesday urging Congress to amend the U.S. Bankruptcy Code to allow borrowers to discharge student loans without proving that repayment of the debt imposes an “undue hardship” on them or their dependents. In introducing Resolution 512, Christopher Read more…
“First-year law students are more satisfied with online learning than those who started law school before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey released Wednesday by the AccessLex Institute and Gallup. Titled Law School in a Pandemic: Student Perspectives on Distance Learning and Lessons for the Future, the survey was conducted Read more…
Free Speech and Justified True Belief Law often prioritizes justified true beliefs. Evidence, even if probative and correct, must have a proper foundation. Expert witness testimony must be the product of reliable principles and methods. Prosecutors are not permitted to trick juries into convicting a defendant, even if that defendant Read more…
Of Synchronicity and Supreme Law The Constitution identifies three forms of supreme law — the Constitution, laws, and treaties — and specifies procedures for their adoption. Yet it says little about timing. It does not seem to address whether the chambers of Congress must act on bills in close proximity Read more…
COVID-19 sparks rapid tech adoption that has helped lawyers weather economic downturn COVID-19 has sparked lawyers to adopt technology at a much faster clip than previously seen in the legal industry and ahead of consumer expectations for doing so, according to cloud-based company Clio’s 2020 Legal Trends Report. The report was Read more…
Knowing when to tell your client no and other ethical dilemmas One of the most important ethical obligations a lawyer has is knowing when to tell their client no. But how do you know when that moment has come, and how do you deal with it? For legal ethics experts Read more…
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2019 — The American Bar Association Business Law Section Annual Meeting 2019 being held this week in Washington, D.C., brings together business law experts, federal judges, representatives from the Federal Reserve Board, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to discuss the latest developments, regulations and enforcement actions in banking law, Read more…
The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility released detailed recommendations Sept. 5 for when judges should disqualify themselves from a case because of their relationships with lawyers or involved parties. To continue reading, click here.