The cost of recidivism bears heavily on our society. On a national level, approximately 43% of prisoners return to lockup within three years of being released. In the last two decades, the cost of maintaining the corrections system has quadrupled to approximately $52 billion per year across the states, thus putting an extremely large burden… continue reading
The idea that federal administrative agencies are disconnected from the public is not new. Given the confines of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and agency discretion to create the procedures that an agency uses to develop substantive policies and regulations, federal courts offer the public little recourse for more public participation and recognition of diverse… continue reading
Consider the following hypothetical Internet postings: (1) “I’m going to kill you, Judge X!” (2) “You deserve to die, Judge X! You’d better be careful—I know where to find you!” (3) “Judge X should be shot!” (4) “I urge the next patriot who has the chance to shoot and kill Judge X, without further delay!”… continue reading
Nearly thirty years after the first mold case made headlines, courts are starting to see a rapid resurgence in a field that had been marginalized for a long time. In the last decade, scientific development and public hysteria have led to an increase in the amount of toxic litigation cases filed with the courts. To make… continue reading
The state of New Jersey, and the United States in general, are experiencing a microbrewing boom. Microbrewingis the fastest growing segment of the $223.8 billion American beer brewing industry. In 2011, 1,970 microbreweries were operating in the United States.By June of 2013, 2,483 microbreweries were operating in the United States.That is a growth of twenty-six percent… continue reading
Senator Ted Kennedy was more Massachusetts than clam chowder. Robert La Follette inspired more Wisconsin pride than Packers football. These favorite sons, and countless others like them, were able to translate the trust and admiration of their home states into illustrious careers in the U.S. Congress. In contrast, former New York Senators Robert Kennedy and Hillary… continue reading
The Editorial Board is pleased to announce the publication of Volume 12, Issue 2 of the Rutgers Journal of Law & Public Policy. This issue includes articles on a variety of topics such as the need for a copyright standard for characters in a series, misclassifying employees as independent contractors, a legislative solution for orphan works, the online… continue reading
The Editorial Board is pleased to announce the publication of Volume 12, Issue 1 of the Rutgers Journal of Law & Public Policy. This issue includes articles on topics such as New Jersey’s Overdose Prevention Act as well as Fourth Amendment implications on the use of night vision goggles by law enforcement personnel. This issue also includes… continue reading
Author: Clare Kealey The legal community has not been immune to developments brought about by modern technology, nor to the intricate issues that have arisen in its wake. Lawyers, George Paul and Jason Baron eloquently opined that: “[L]awyers must understand that information, as a cultural and technological edifice, has profoundly and irrevocably changed.” Over ninety-percent… continue reading
Author: Robert W. Greene By eliminating the Office of Thrift Supervision and reclassifying the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s legal status, the Dodd-Frank Act left the United States financial regulatory system almost entirely in the hands of “independent regulatory agencies.” Unlike executive agencies – such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Department of… continue reading
