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Matrimorphology ' what is it? It means the study of changing matrimonial law, in this case, the Divorce Reform Act of New Jersey.

On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court sharply limited one of the federal prosecutors' favorite statutes: honest services mail and wire fraud. So where does the law of honest-services fraud go from here?

Landlords entering bankruptcy protection have the opportunity to reject (and elect to terminate) leases on their properties per the range of debtor rights under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Here are some questions tenants may have to deal with.

This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a "true lease" versus a security agreement, the legal considerations in determining how an agreement should be characterized under the UCC, and some interesting recent decisions in this area.

National rulings of interest to you and your practice.

Recent rulings of importance.

Under what circumstances do employees who use a workplace computer to communicate with their attorneys waive the attorney-client privilege that would normally attach to such a communication? A recent ruling from New Jersey addressed this question.

In a recent landmark decision significantly increasing risk and liability for employers with respect to policies and practices that may have a disparate-impact on minorities, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the time within which plaintiffs may file disparate-impact claims under Title VII is not limited to the first 300 days following the employer's adoption of the challenged policy.