Berg v. Christie, 225 N.J. 245 (2016). Today’s decision in this closely-watched case shows once again the importance of the standard of review applied. In a 6-1 decision by Justice LaVecchia, the Court held that cost of living increases (“COLAs”) ...
Thiry years ago today, the Supreme Court decided Continental Trailways, Inc. v. Director, Div. of Motor Vehicles, 102 N.J. 526 (1986). Trailways, a large bus company, sued to declare New Jersey’s Bus Excise Tax, N.J.S.A. 48:4-20, unconstitutional as unlawfully discriminating against ...
American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey v. Hendricks, 445 N.J. Super. 452 (App. Div. 2016). In 1978, the Supreme Court decided Resnick v. East Brunswick Bd. of Educ., 77 N.J. 88 (1978). That case found it unconstitutional for public ...
United States v. One Palmetto State Armory PA-15 Machinegun, 822 F.3d 136 (3d Cir. 2016). Constitutional challenges to gun regulations are frequently filed, and most of them are without basis. This decision, written by Judge Thompson, who was sitting in ...
In connection with the upcoming Bridgegate trial of Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly, news outlets had asked Judge Wigenton, who is handling the matter in the District Court, to release to the public a list of names of unindicted co-conspirators. ...
Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, ___ U.S. ___ (2016). Class action defendants often label cases seeking statutory damages as “no-injury class actions.” Those defendants do not like statutes such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. §1681 et seq. (“FCRA”), which was ...
Cranford Development Associates v. Cranford Tp., 445 N.J. Super. 220 (App. Div. 2016). This Mount Laurel litigation resulted in a builder’s remedy for construction of a 360-unit residential development in Cranford. The Township and other defendant municipal agencies appealed, but ...
Robertelli v. New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics, 224 N.J. 470 (2016). As today’s decision by Chief Justice Rabner describes in exquisite detail, the Supreme Court has established two different bodies to regulate attorneys: the District Ethics Committees (“DECs”) and ...
In re Application for a Retail Firearms Dealer’s License Renewal by Cayuse Corp. LLC, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2016). This decision, issued by Judge Ostrer for the Appellate Division today, addresses the denial of a renewal of a ...
On March 25, 1986, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Goldman v. Weinberger, 475 U.S. 503 (1986). Simcha Goldman, an ordained rabbi and an Orthodox Jew, was serving in the United States Air Force. Goldman wore a yarmulke, ...