Legislation

State and federal high-impact bills, including legislation that affects court administration and how lawyers do business. Focus on regulated markets, class actions, financial regulations and consumer protection.

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Proposal Would Mandate Counsel in Civil Forfeiture Actions

    By Victoria Hudgins | July 6, 2017

    State Sen. Sharif Street, D-Philadelphia, issued a memorandum declaring his intention to introduce a measure that would guarantee legal representation in certain civil asset forfeiture cases.

    1 minute read

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Capitol Report

    By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | July 6, 2017

    The following is a listing of executive and legislative action for June 30 and the week of July 3. Members of the state House of Representatives were scheduled to return to session on July 7. State senators were set to reconvene on July 8.

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  • New Jersey Law Journal

    CAPITOL REPORT

    By njlawjournal | New Jersey Law Journal | July 3, 2017

    A round-up of action from Trenton, including a favorable ruling in a case where the NJSBA was an amicus party.

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  • New Jersey Law Journal

    Fantasy Sports Bill Clears NJ Legislature

    By Michael Booth | June 30, 2017

    The New Jersey Senate in a late voting session Friday gave final legislative approval to a bill that would regulate daily fantasy sports betting, a multi-million-dollar-a-year industry that has, until recently, gone largely unregulated nationwide.

    1 minute read

  • The Recorder

    International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. U.S. Department of Transportation

    By therecorder | The Recorder | June 30, 2017

    9th Cir.; 15-7-754 The court of appeals denied petitions for review. The court held that Department of Transportation findings that Mexico-based motor…

    1 minute read

  • Delaware Law Weekly

    Lawmakers Restore Legal Aid Funding in State Budget

    By Tom McParland | June 30, 2017

    Lawmakers in Dover have restored crucial state funding for legal aid services in the state's budget, avoiding what some had feared would have been devastating cuts to three organizations that provide representation for Delaware's poor.

    1 minute read

  • New Jersey Law Journal

    Lawmakers, Amend Youth Marriage Bill As Christie Urges

    By Law Journal Editorial Board | June 30, 2017

    Although Christie's conditional veto will not change matters for older teenagers, we urge the Legislature to accept his proposed changes so that young teenagers will be protected. It is at least a first step in the right direction.

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  • National Law Journal

    Med Mal Noneconomic Damage Cap Advances, to Dismay of Some Lawyer Groups

    By Amanda Bronstad | June 30, 2017

    The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a tort reform bill that practitioners said would limit noneconomic damages to cases across the nation at $250,000 and possibly "eviscerate" certain cases against medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturers.

    1 minute read

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    Capitol Report

    By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | June 29, 2017

    Following is a listing of executive and legislative action for the week of June 26. The General Assembly was scheduled to remain in session through June 30 before taking a break for the July 4 holiday.

    1 minute read

  • The Legal Intelligencer

    New Bill Addresses Appeals for Property Tax Assessments

    By Victoria Hudgins | June 29, 2017

    In a memo, state Rep. Warren Kampf, R-Montgomery, said some school districts are improperly seeking to increase revenue for their budgets by using "spot appeals" of property tax assessments or appealing county assessors' decisions after properties have been improved by their owners.

    1 minute read

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