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US Supreme Court says New Jersey can withdraw from Waterfront Commission

JURIST

The US Supreme Court Tuesday held that New Jersey may unilaterally withdraw from the Waterfront Commission Compact, an interstate compact between the two states created to fight crime in the Port of New York and New Jersey. In the case New York v.

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Federal judge strikes down New Jersey ban on detaining immigrants awaiting deportation

JURIST

A federal judge in New Jersey struck down AB 5207 on Tuesday, concluding that New Jersey’s ban on detaining individuals for violating US civil immigration laws is unconstitutional. Here, Kirsch viewed New Jersey’s ban as an effort to overcome an area of law governed by the federal government.

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Justices validate New Jersey’s decision to leave commission for Port of New York and New Jersey

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New York v New Jersey is one of those cases. New Jersey wants to leave, while New York wants New Jersey to stay. Although that baseline principle of contract law probably was enough to decide the case, Kavanaugh offers two additional points in support of New Jersey’s position.

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Justices dubious of New York’s efforts to keep New Jersey in waterfront-safety commission

SCOTUSBlog

Share If the justices’ comments during Wednesday’s argument in New York v. So the case asks the justices whether they should infer that New Jersey has a right to withdraw or instead infer that New York has a right to force New Jersey’s continued membership.

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New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Should Join New York and Other States Engaging in Long Term Planning To Get Off of Gas

ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

By Jennifer Danis , Yesterday, the Sabin Center, Environmental Defense Fund, and New Jersey Conservation Foundation submitted comments to the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (“BPU”) proceeding investigating the state’s current and mid-term future supply and demand for gas. NJBPU Docket GO20010033.)

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Guilty Verdict Turns Into Mistrial In Securities Fraud Case

Law 360

A juror's declaration disagreeing with his colleagues' initially reported guilty verdict resulted in a mistrial on Friday in the New Jersey case of a former CEO accused of duping investors into thinking he had a viable contract to deliver tens of millions of COVID-19 test kits.

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Teflon-Maker Beats Suit By Guard Who Slipped During Storm

Law 360

A New Jersey security guard who slipped and fell outside a Chemours facility can't sue the chemical manufacturer or the companies it contracted to shovel away snow, a state appeals court has ruled, saying they didn't owe him a duty of care because he ventured out to do his job during an ongoing storm.