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Check Out the Latest from The Informed Citizen, NJSBF’s Civics Blog
When the U.S. Constitution was written in 1787 it took at least 30 seconds to load a musket. Could the framers of the Constitution have envisioned automatic weapons? In a time when writing daily...
Grant Program for Nonprofits Expanded
The New Jersey State Bar Foundation has expanded its support for nonprofits in the state to include grant funding for law students and new lawyers to work in a public interest setting. In addition...
Check Out the Latest from The Informed Citizen, NJSBF’s civics blog
The United States government is a system of checks and balances. The Founders designed it that way so that no one branch—executive, legislative or judicial—has more power than another. In June 2023,...
Check Out Fall 2023 Edition of Respect, NJSBF’s Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter
Respect’s fall issue contains articles on racial gerrymandering, Native American adoptions and banning the hijab. A PDF of the fall issue can be downloaded or individual articles can be read and...
Check Out Fall 2023 Issue of Legal Eagle
The Legal Eagle’s fall issue contains articles on Ticketmaster price gouging, 17-year-olds voting in NJ primaries, and loosening child labor laws. A PDF of the Legal Eagle's fall 2023 issue can be...
Supporting the Next Generation of Lawyers
The New Jersey State Bar Foundation is proud to award 16 scholarships totaling over $80,000 this year, including three special Sapphire Scholarships celebrating the Foundation’s 65th anniversary, to...
In His Own Words
The New Jersey State Bar Foundation is proud to bestow the 2023 Medal of Honor, the Foundation’s most prestigious award, to renowned criminal defense and civil rights attorney Lawrence S. Lustberg....
In His Own Words
The New Jersey State Bar Foundation is proud to bestow the 2023 Medal of Honor, the Foundation’s most prestigious award, to retired New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Barry T. Albin. Editor’s note:...
NJSBF Welcomes New President
Charlie Stoia knows the influence of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation through his 25 years of service to the organization. As the newly sworn-in president of the Foundation, Stoia is honored to...
Announcing the 2023 Medal of Honor Recipients
The New Jersey State Bar Foundation is pleased to announce that Justice Barry T. Albin (ret.) and Lawrence S. Lustberg, Esq., have been named the recipients of the Foundation’s 2023 Medal of Honor...
Check Out Spring 2023 Edition of Respect, NJSBF’s Diversity & Inclusion Newsletter
The spring 2023 edition of Respect, the Foundation's diversity and inclusion newsletter, is now available. Respect’s spring issue contains articles on the persecution of the Uyghurs, New Jersey's...
65 Years of Making a Difference
The New Jersey State Bar Foundation is marking more than six decades as a law-related education resource for the people of New Jersey. Established in May 1958 as the charitable and philanthropic arm...