Prents Of Unwanted Babies Have A Safe Haven For Their Babies

January 17, 2006, hoping to spread the word and save a child, Ana M. Alaya, Staff Reporter for the Star-Ledger, writes about the 'safe-haven' law for unwanted babies [N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.5, et seq. -- the New Jersey Safe Haven Infant Protection Act].

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In Oregon, A Doctor May Help You Commit Suicide.

In Gonzales v. Oregon, __ U.S. __ (Decided January 17, 2006), the U.S. Supreme Court held that the federal Controlled Substances Act does not allow the U.S. Attorney General to prohibit doctors from prescribing regulated drugs for use in physician-assisted suicide under the Oregon Death With Dignity Act (which state Act permits the procedure) [368 F.3d 1118, affirmed].


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It Is Illegal To Smoke In Public

Gov. Richard J. Codey made it illegal, effectice April 15, 2006, to light up in New Jersey bars, restaurants and most other public places with the exception of casino floors.

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An Employer Is Responsible For Employee's Pornography

In Doe v. XYC Corp., __ N.J. Super. __ (App. Div. 2005) [decided December 27, 2005], the Court noted that it is a crime, both state and federal, to possess or view child pornography, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4b(5)(b); 18 U.S.C.A. § 2252, § 2256(8)(B); and held that given the public policy against child pornography, as reflected in these statutes, and the fact that "public policy favors the exposure of crime," an employer has a duty:

(1) to exercise reasonable care to stop an employee's viewing of child pornography at work, whether by termination or some less drastic remedy; and

(2) to report an employee's activities to the proper authorities.

The Court also held that an employer's right to monitor computer use at work trumped an employee's privacy interest.

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