The Supreme Court announced that it has granted review in four more cases. Three of those involve grants of certification, while the fourth is before the Court on leave to appeal. The leave to appeal case is Rivera v. The ...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in two more cases. The Court has accelerated and set a peremptory briefing schedule in one of those cases, State v. Lane. Any motion for leave to appear as amicus curiae ...
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. ...
The Supreme Court announced today that it has granted certification in State v. F.E.D. The question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk’s office, is “Was defendant eligible for compassionate release under N.J.S.A. 30:4-123.51e?” Both the Law Division and, ...
Catching up with our appellate courts, here are summaries of the three published opinions (two by the Supreme Court and one by the Appellate Division, in addition to the COVID vaccine mandate decision discussed here): C.R. v. M.T., ___ N.J. ...
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, ...
The Supreme Court issued its first three opinions of the new Term this week. Here are summaries of those rulings: Bozzi v. City of Jersey City, ___ N.J. ___ (2021). This was the first opinion of the Term, and it ...
The Supreme Court announced its first group of new cases for this Term. Of the three cases, each came to the Court by a different route. A-1-21, State v. Ramirez, is before the Court on leave to appeal. The question ...