NJ Justices Adopt Atty Rule Barring Sex With Clients

By Carla Baranauckas ( July 23, 2026, 3:51 PM EDT) -- New Jersey attorneys will be prohibited from having sexual relationships with current clients beginning Sept. 1 under a new ethics rule that the state's highest court approved Thursday, replacing the New Jersey's case-by-case approach with a bright-line prohibition....

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