Apr 23, 2023 | Press Release
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 of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Foundation strives to...
Apr 11, 2023 | Press Release
A national survey, conducted by Marquette Law School and published in November 2022, revealed that 56% of the public disapprove of the job that the U.S. Supreme Court is doing. A Gallup poll in September 2022 put the number at 58% disapproval. Ken I. Kersch, a...
Apr 6, 2023 | Press Release
The spring 2023 issue of The Legal Eagle–Special Gun Safety Edition is now available. The Legal Eagle’s spring issue is a super-sized 12-page edition and contains articles on the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on gun control, red flag laws, suing gun...
Mar 18, 2023 | Press Release
Part of the New Jersey State Bar Foundation’s mission is to educate New Jersey residents on the law and legal system. To achieve this mission, the NJSBF works with other organizations to sponsor law-related conferences and publications to help people of all ages and...
Feb 23, 2023 | Press Release
If you happened to see the 2023 Speaker of the House election process—whether through snippets on the evening news, or maybe you watched the coverage on CSPAN—take heart, because this wasn’t the longest battle to see who would lead the U.S. House of Representatives....
Feb 16, 2023 | Press Release
The winter 2023 edition of Respect, the Foundation’s diversity newsletter is now available. Respect’s winter issue contains articles on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, book banning and using rap lyrics as evidence in a criminal trial. A PDF of ...