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Underage Drinking Laws Carry Consequences for Both Minors and Adults

What started as a celebration ended in potentially serious consequences for a Lebanon Borough couple on May 17. Police, responding to a noise complaint, charged the couple with serving alcohol to minors after it was discovered that the approximately 40 party-goers included an undisclosed number of underage persons.(1) Under New…

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Court: Right to Counsel Does Not Apply to Restraining Order Hearings

A New Jersey appeals court recently ruled that the State was not obligated to provide counsel to either plaintiffs or defendants for hearings on restraining orders resulting from acts of domestic violence. (1) The U.S. Constitution provides all citizens with the right to counsel, whether or not they can afford…

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