Today is a court holiday for New Jersey state and federal courts. That affords an opportunity to catch up with this week’s published opinions from the Supreme Court,, the Appellate Division, and the Third Circuit. Here are summaries of those ...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted leave to appeal in State v. Bullock. The question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk's office, is "Were the detectives required to advise defendant, who was not charged with any ...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted review in two more cases. Both involved grants of certification. One appeal, a civil matter, is from a published opinion by a three-judge panel of the Appellate Division, while the other is ...
State v. Fair, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2021). Here is how Judge Fisher began his opinion for the Appellate Division in this matter: “Defendant was charged in a one-count indictment of making terroristic threats within the meaning of ...
On this date in 1970, the Supreme Court decided Paterson Tavern & Grill Owners Ass’n v. Hawthorne, 57 N.J. 180 (1970). The issue in the case was whether an ordinance of the Borough of Hawthorne that forbade licensed taverns in ...
JWC Fitness, LLC v. Murphy, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2021). This opinion by Judge Rothstadt involved the claims of plaintiff, a gym, for compensation from the State because Governor Murphy’s Executive Orders required the gym to close (though ...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in two more criminal cases. Both are homicides. In State v. Derry, which actually involves two consolidated cases, the question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk’s office, is “Should ...
State v. Lodzinski, 248 N.J. 451 (2021). In an extraordinary development, the Supreme Court has granted defendant’s motion for reconsideration in this long-running, closely-watched murder case. Since Chief Justice Rabner was not participating, only six Justices considered the appeal originally. ...
As discussed here, earlier this year, the Appellate Division affirmed in part and reversed in part the Law Division’s dismissal of a case that challenged an ordinance of the City of Jersey City that imposed a 1% tax on employers’ ...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in four new matters. Two of the cases are civil appeals and two are criminal matters. In East Bay Drywall, LLC v. Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the question presented, ...