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Rutgers students sue university over COVID-19 vaccine mandate

JURIST

A group of Rutgers students filed a lawsuit against the New Jersey university’s vaccine mandate on Monday. The university stated that the requirement would ensure a “safer Rutgers community” and a “safer New Jersey for our families our friends, and our neighbors across the state.”

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Hackensack Meridian Health, Englewood Health Appeal Court Decision To Block Merger

Above The Law

The FTC sued to block the merger between the two New Jersey-based health systems and won a preliminary injunction earlier this month. But the providers believe that the merger would not raise prices or stifle competition — like the FTC alleges it would — and have filed an appeal.

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Provider Groups Back Hackensack Meridian Health, Englewood Health’s Appeal Against Merger Delay

Above The Law

The American Hospital Association and Association of American Medical Colleges have filed an amicus brief in support of the New Jersey health systems that are appealing a court decision to delay their merger following a legal challenge from the FTC.

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Coinbase Wants 3rd Circ. To Look At Share Traceability Ruling

Law 360

Coinbase has asked a New Jersey federal judge to let the Third Circuit immediately review the court's decision to allow an investor class action to proceed, saying it runs contrary to Fifth and Ninth circuit rulings concerning the traceability of share purchases, particularly in companies like Coinbase that went public via a so-called direct listing. (..)

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NJ Supreme Court Upholds $1.8M Award to Woman Attacked on NJ Transit Bus

LegalReader

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently decided to uphold a ruling that will award a woman who was attacked on an NJ Transit bus $1.8 million.

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Former candidates say New Jersey’s “slogan statutes” violate the First Amendment

SCOTUSBlog

The slogans cannot include the name of any person or a corporation located in New Jersey without their written consent. Eugene Mazo and Lisa McCormick ran in the Democratic primary for seats in the House of Representatives in New Jersey’s 2020 primary elections. Both Mazo and McCormick eventually lost their races.

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Pirates, Pirates Everywhere - Fines Up to $25,000 for Unlicensed Radio Stations

Broadcast Law Blog

Despite a series of court decisions rejecting any First Amendment claim of pirates, and denying any claim that these low-power, local stations did not implicate the FCC's power over interstate commerce regulation, pirates have never gone away. (see