Report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO): July 9, 2025. The federal budget deficit totaled $1.3 trillion in the first nine months of fiscal year 2025, CBO estimates. That amount is $65 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year. SUMMARY: The federal budget deficit…
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Newsbriefs and Decision Summaries from NJSBA, July 8, 2025
These News Briefs and Decision Summaries are from the the New Jersey State Bar Association. They are an exclusive benefit of the Association in partnership with the New Jersey Law Journal. A subscription may be necessary to access the full text of some of the items listed: NEWS BRIEFS: ADP Claims Former…
The Golden Rule of Constitutional Interpretation: Lessons from Amer and Brownstein
“Normally we interpret the golden rule as telling us how to act. But in practice its greater role may be psychological, alerting us to everyday self-absorption, and the failure to consider our impacts on others. The rule reminds us also that we are peers to others who deserve comparable consideration.”…
Selected Case Summaries Published by Justia, Week Ending July 4, 2025
During the week ending July 4, 2025 we have received listings of 39 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 36 Constitutional Law summaries, 81 Criminal Law Summaries, 8 White Collar Law Summaries, 2 Intellectual Property Summaries, 2 Medical Malpractice Summaries, and 5 U.S. Supreme Court Summaries. We plan is to continue…
News Briefs and Case Summaries from NJSBA: July 1, 2025
These News Briefs and Decision Summaries are from the the New Jersey State Bar Association. They are an exclusive benefit of the Association in partnership with the New Jersey Law Journal. A subscription may be necessary to access the full text of some of the items listed: NEWS BRIEFS: Law School Securities…
Introducing Ecocide: Towards a New International Crime
An event sponsored by the American Bar Association, International Law Section. July 2, 2025 12PM EDT. This webinar will examine a significant gap in the subject matter jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC): its inability to investigate and prosecute individuals who knowingly cause widespread or long-term environmental damage. The…
Estimated Budgetary Effects of Title VII, Finance, Within an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 1
From the Congressional Budget Office. June 27, 2025. SUMMARY: CBO provides information regarding the agency’s analysis of an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, as posted on the website of the Senate Committee on the Budget on June 27, 2025…
New Jersey Violent Crime Rates and Maps
From Crimegrade.org Crime Grade’s violent crime map highlights the safest areas in New Jersey in green, the most dangerous in red, and moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted based on both the type and severity of the crime. For more information on how to…
Congress, the Constitution, and Command: Lawmaking and War Powers in a Divided Government
The legislative branch of the United States government (embodied in Congress, which consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate) is the cornerstone of the federal lawmaking process and a central pillar of the constitutional system of checks and balances. Through its exclusive powers to enact laws, oversee the…
Select Case Summaries Published by Justia, Week Ending June 26, 2025
During the week ending June 27, 2025 we have received listings of 29 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 31 Constitutional Law summaries, 87 Criminal Law Summaries, 3 White Collar Law Summaries, 2 Intellectual Property Summaries, 5 Medical Malpractice Summaries, 4 U.S. Supreme Court Summaries, 1 Internet Law Summary, and 1…