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The Long Arm of Eminent Domain Reaches Into Neighboring Town
" Giving a novel twist to the debate on government takings, a town in Bergen County is trying to condemn property half a mile beyond its border in a municipality next door. "

Court Strikes Down Ban on Advertising Super Lawyer or Best Lawyer Status
" Ending months of anticipation, New Jersey's highest court has struck down as unconstitutional a prohibition on attorneys advertising their selections in Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America and other comparative ratings guides."

N.J. Court Says Whistleblower Need Not Complain Externally in Order To File Suit
" The New Jersey Supreme Court orders a new trial for a former PaineWebber in-house attorney who claimed she was fired for complaining about allegedly unethical conflicts of interest in the legal department."

Former DAG Wins Reinstatement of Retaliation Suit
"An appeals court has reinstated a suit by a deputy attorney general who charged he suffered retaliation and missed promotions after complaining about colleagues' racially insensitive remarks."

Hearing Poignant Testimony, Senate Panel Approves Medical Marijuana Usage Bill
"The state Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee takes what amounts to the first step in making New Jersey the 14th state to legalize the use of marijuana by those with chronic or terminal illness."

Senate Panel Approves Three Judges for Ocean, Two for Bergen
" The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday recommended confirmation of four new Superior Court judge candidates, including one whose nomination had been delayed by seven months, and tenure for a sitting judge Joseph Rosa whose renomination was tabled a week earlier."

Changing Ordinance To Block Building Was Improper Spot Zoning, Court Says
"A divided state Supreme Court held Monday that a town engaged in impermissible spot zoning by changing an ordinance in response to citizens' concerns about traffic and pollution that would result from the building of a new shopping center. "

Livingston Judge Who Pleaded Guilty to Drunken Driving Faces Ethics Charges
"Robert Jones, a Livingston municipal judge who drove drunk and denied it when stopped by police, brought his judicial office into disrepute, New Jersey Supreme Court ethics monitors charge in a formal complaint."