New Jersey Legal Updates

  • US Supreme Court Decides Moncrieffe v. Holder
    On April 23, 2013, the United States Supreme Court decided Moncrieffe v. Holder, No. 11-702, holding that, under the categorical approach for determining whether state convictions are aggravated felonies that require deportation and preclude discretionary relief under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), conviction of a state [...]...
  • Metabolization of Alcohol is not Enough for a Warrantless Search for Blood
    On April 17, 2013, the United States Supreme Court decided Missouri v. McNeely, No. 11-1425, holding that the natural metabolization of alcohol in the bloodstream does not present a per se exigency categorically justifying a warrantless, nonconsensual blood test in a drunk-driving case. Exceptions for exigency in [...]...
  • US Supreme Court decides US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen
    On April 16, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court decided US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen (No. 11-1285), holding that ERISA plan terms govern plan interpretation and cannot be overridden by equitable doctrines such as unjust enrichment or the common fund doctrine, though equitable doctrines can aid in the [...]...

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