Comments on: well, one thing could make me happier https://archives.lessig.org/?p=3213 2002-2015 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:11:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.7.2 By: Anonymous https://archives.lessig.org/?p=3213#comment-14454 Sun, 11 Feb 2007 17:11:24 +0000 http://lessig.org/blog/2006/08/well_one_thing_could_make_me_h.html#comment-14454 The referring link to the decision seems to be broken. Is there a viable link elsewhere?

Thanks!

]]> By: Carol Meyer https://archives.lessig.org/?p=3213#comment-14453 Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:55:58 +0000 http://lessig.org/blog/2006/08/well_one_thing_could_make_me_h.html#comment-14453 Congratulations! What a shame that the school tried to hide behind this bizarre law instead of doing what was right. Makes one believe again in justice.

]]> By: Shari Steele https://archives.lessig.org/?p=3213#comment-14452 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:58:56 +0000 http://lessig.org/blog/2006/08/well_one_thing_could_make_me_h.html#comment-14452 Congratulations, Larry! What an important case and important win!

]]> By: Wendy https://archives.lessig.org/?p=3213#comment-14451 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 16:12:49 +0000 http://lessig.org/blog/2006/08/well_one_thing_could_make_me_h.html#comment-14451 Congratulations on a wonderful victory for children.

]]> By: Seth Finkelstein https://archives.lessig.org/?p=3213#comment-14450 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:37:01 +0000 http://lessig.org/blog/2006/08/well_one_thing_could_make_me_h.html#comment-14450 Yes, congratulations! Sometimes the dragon doesn’t win. 😉

]]> By: Mark Goebel https://archives.lessig.org/?p=3213#comment-14449 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 13:11:55 +0000 http://lessig.org/blog/2006/08/well_one_thing_could_make_me_h.html#comment-14449 Larry,

What a great win for John Hardwicke and you! Congratulations! Many of us know what a great personal decision it was for you to handle this case and to share you own story. But, your performance was powerful and obviously on target with the court and will certainly help child abuse victims. And, this was also a great win for the state of New Jersey, the children of NJ and even parents. Lest we forget that although this huge win is a great help to John and other victims, it really only allows him the privilege of a Lopez hearing. Another way to say it is now John can start from the beginning again. The Lopez hearing is widely understood to be a painful process of review and remembering the moment to moment abuses inflicted upon the victim. So, John still has a long and tough road ahead. Let’s stick with our friend John through this process.

I was pleased to read in the partial dissent, a strong reprimand from NJ highest court to the NJ legislature for the limited action taken to correct the charitable immunity protections still provided in NJ. I will work with the fixthelaw.org folks to make the changes to charitable immunity and even the statue of limitation for child sexual abuse. I invite you to continue this struggle with us.

Respectfully,
Mark Goebel

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