In February 2018, the New Jersey legislature introduced the A3178 legislative bill, which would completely ban the sale of flavored electronic smoking devices, cartridges, and liquid refills. The regulation of e-cigarettes has been addressed in other states, but New Jersey considered significantly broader restrictions. Some public health experts have criticized this proposed legislation fearing it… continue reading
In the United States of America, police brutality and overreach have been and continue to be insidious problems. Protests erupted in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014, after the shooting death of an unarmed African-American teenager at the hands of a Ferguson police officer. A subsequent United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) investigation into the conduct of… continue reading
James Madison defined factions as “a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community.” Madison noted the dangers… continue reading
An option contract limits the power of acceptance and is a promise not to revoke an offer, in exchange for consideration. Without the enforceability of option contracts, parties would not be able to trust that the other party would not revoke the offer whenever it sees fit. Even with the myriad of ways contract law… continue reading
