CHIEF JUSTICE HUGHES' INFLUENCE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW JERSEY LAW (HIPH9520)
2 or 3 credits. Seminar.

This seminar will focus on the jurisprudence of Richard J. Hughes who was Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1973 to 1978. During that time he authored many important decisions. Of particular note were: a number of opinions dealing with the area of school funding - an area of the law shich continues to perplex the state; the famous Quinlan decision in which the Court led the nation in considering issues relating to the right to die; American Trial Lawyers v. The New Jersey Supreme Court, asserting the court's control over the practice of law. Chief Justice Hughes wrote 27 majority opinions, 5 concurring opinions and 12 dissenting opinions.

Richard J. Hughes was also the Governor of the State of New Jersey for eight years in the 1960s. During that time the legislature passed many new laws. The seminar will also look at man of those laws passed during Governor Hughes's terms, his influence on the passage of those laws and their continuing effect upon the state.

There was a constitutional convention during Hughes's years as Governor. The seminar will analyze his influence on the constitutional convention and its continuing importance today.

All students in the seminar will write a paper fulfilling the Advanced Writing Requirement. Students will also be partially graded on class attendance and participation.

Note: Students can only apply either Chief Justice Hughes' Influence on the Development of NJ Law (HIPH9520), State Constitutional Law (PUBR9175) or New Jersey Constitutional Law (PUBR7906) towards degree requirements.