The law firms McCarter & English, in Newark, and Lowenstein Sandler, of Roseland, announced they are jointly donating funds to create a one-year fellowship at the American Friends Service Committee for a law school graduate to work with immigrants detained at the Elizabeth Detention Center.

In response to an increasingly competitive market, law firms have pulled back on entry-level hiring for the fourth consecutive year, while summer associate employment remains far off pre-recession highs with a similarly bleak future ahead, according to a report by the National Association for Law Placement.

Business groups have mostly opposed the law since it was passed nearly five years ago, while supporters want to do more to encourage employees to use it.

In June 2011, Christie placed state affordable housing policy under executive control by transferring COAH’s functions to the Department of Community Affairs. Once that executive order took effect, the Fair Share Housing Center immediately appealed it, and in March 2012, the Appellate Division decided Christie’s reorganization plan violated state law, reinstating COAH’s authority over municipalities’ ...

James W. Carbin, an insurance specialty partner at the firm’s Newark office and a member of the practice group, said bringing a wide range of expertise to a client’s roundtable will better avoid long-term roadblocks to short-term solutions, such as factoring possible changes in municipal building codes into insurance policies and financing arrangements for property ...

A federal judge is expected to rule today on whether the NCAA and four major sports leagues can proceed with their suit to stop New Jersey from legalizing sports betting.

The Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority has delayed its vote on procuring a new operating contract for Boardwalk Hall and the Atlantic City Convention Center, while the company managing the facilities for nearly two decades continues its challenge of the process through which the contract is awarded.