Blog Post
- The New Jersey Supreme Court unanimously overturned an appellate decision, which held that the state Department of Children and Families could automatically place a parent on a registry of child abusers if he or she left a child in an unattended car for any amount of time. The Supreme Court instead held that the Department must consider a number of factors before placing parents on the abuse registry, including distance, visibility, and ambient conditions. Read more at NorthJersey.com.
- The State Bar of Wisconsin covered several trends in the Wisconsin Supreme Court's decision making, including a decline in 4-3 decisions and corresponding increase in unanimous decisions. Read more here.