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New York sues New Jersey over compact governing Port of New York and New Jersey

SCOTUSBlog

Share This week we highlight cert petitions (and one original action ) that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether New Jersey can withdraw from its Waterfront Commission Compact with New York concerning governance and law enforcement over the Port of New York and New Jersey.

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Eminent domain, sovereign immunity and a controversial pipeline through New Jersey

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New Jersey. This clash between the NGA and the Constitution arose because, under the NGA, companies with permits to build new pipelines can use the power of eminent domain to seize property along the pipeline route. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. New Jersey appealed to the U.S.

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Guest Post: Third-Party Litigation Funding: Disclosure to Courts, Congress, and the Executive

Patently O

Stroud is General Counsel at Unified Patents – an organization often adverse to litigation-funded entities. [1] 5] Insurance options are suddenly plentiful, [6] funders are expanding and multiplying, [7] and new deal commitments are on the rise. [8] Guest post by Jonathan Stroud.

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Self-Help Information by the Courts in 2021

CourtTechBulletin

We were curious as to the status of online court help to the self-represented litigants as a good 2021 year-end wrapup article for the CTB? In addition, we just learned of a new NIJ study on the use of Chatbots in the Criminal Justice System to add to our list of online helpers. We share what we found below.

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Rite Aid Asks NJ Bankruptcy Court To Stay Ohio Opioid Case

Law 360

asked a New Jersey bankruptcy judge to issue an injunction blocking the federal government from litigating a whistleblower suit in Ohio over the filling of illegal opioid prescriptions until the bankruptcy court can approve a reorganization plan. Rite Aid Corp.

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Lawyers Should Observe Proceedings To Gain Experience

Above The Law

Initially, I wondered how this lawyer had so much time to attend court for observational purposes as well as handle all of his client files. However, on second thought, I reasoned that attending court like this lawyer did was a great use of his time. However, I observed various advocacy skills I also employed when I entered practice.

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Invention of a Slave: 2021 Redux

Patently O

20-1396 (Supreme Court 2021). Walter Tormasi is a prisoner in the New Jersey state prison system. Rather than reaching the merits, the district court dismissed the case on procedural grounds. The district court ruled that Tormasi lacked the capacity to sue and the Federal Circuit then affirmed. by Dennis Crouch.

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