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Part of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s mission is to be a resource for educators by providing civics and law-related materials for classroom use. To help achieve this mission, NJSBF produces...

Part of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s mission is to foster increased knowledge of the law and the legal system for New Jersey residents. To achieve this mission, the NJSBF offers annual...

The winter 2023 edition of The Legal Eagle is now available. The Legal Eagle’s winter issue contains articles on social media bans, corporal punishment and environmental protection issues. A PDF of...

The New Jersey State Bar Foundation has updated one of its most popular publications—Law Points For Senior Citizens (4th Edition). This 76-page booklet is printed in large type and is set up in an...

The New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s annual mock trial competitions are a shining example of how legal and education communities come together to provide interactive learning experiences for high...

Members of the NJSBF Speakers’ Bureau reflect on their motivations, and experiences volunteering. Nearly 30 years ago, the New Jersey State Bar Foundation established a Speakers’ Bureau where...

by Jodi L. Miller Election rules and procedures in the United States can be complicated. That is especially true in presidential election years because we don’t have one presidential election, we...

The fall 2022 edition of Respect, the Foundation's diversity newsletter is now available. Respect’s fall issue contains articles on voter suppression, the tragedy of Indian boarding schools and...

The New Jersey State Bar Foundation publishes many stand-alone civics publications that can be found and downloaded (PDF format) from its Publication Page (open the Civics Toggle). With the Bill of...

The fall 2022 edition of The Legal Eagle is now available. The Legal Eagle’s fall issue contains articles on religious liberty, NJ's Three Strikes Law and whether passcodes are protected by the...

The fourth edition of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s publication, Domestic Violence: The Law and You, has been published. The 20-page booklet is available in English & Spanish, as well as...

Inadequate representation in any legal matter can have devastating consequences. Those consequences are elevated in immigration matters where having an experienced immigration attorney can mean the...