Jan 16, 2023 | Press Release
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 grants to other nonprofit organizations to support law-related programs...
Jan 6, 2023 | Press Release
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 winter issue can be downloaded or individual articles can be read...
Jan 5, 2023 | Press Release
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 easy-to-read question-and-answer format. The fourth edition of the...
Jan 2, 2023 | Press Release
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 school students outside of the classroom. Using an original case the...
Dec 18, 2022 | Press Release
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 attorneys volunteer as guest speakers in classrooms, at school events and...
Nov 9, 2022 | Press Release
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 essentially have 50 separate ones. In the U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 1 sets up...