In re Hendrickson, 235 N.J. 145 (2018). This first Supreme Court opinion of the current Term is by Justice Albin. The opening paragraphs of his ruling concisely and completely describe what the case is about, what the result is, and ...
Due to travel over most of the past two weeks (and getting “back in the game” once having returned), there have been no posts here. But the courts have been active during that time. Here, in brief, are some of ...
Communications Workers of America, AFL-CIO v. New Jersey Civil Service Commission, 234 N.J. 483 (2018). In one of the biggest constitutional decisions of the current term, an unusually divided Supreme Court today modified and affirmed the decision of the Appellate ...
Montclair State University v. County of Passaic, 234 N.J. 434 (2018). This case centered on the proper application of Rutgers v. Piluso, 60 N.J. 142 (1972). As discussed here, in connection with the Appellate Division’s opinion in this case, which ...
The Supreme Court announced late yesterday that it has adopted a number of amendments to the New Jersey Court Rules, effective as of September 1, 2018. The full list of rule changes can be found here. A number of appellate ...
Cherokee LCP Land, LLC v. Linden Planning Bd., 234 N.J. 403 (2018). The Municipal Land Use Law, N.J.S.A. 40:55D-1 et seq. (“MLUL”) confers standing to actions of municipal land use agencies only on those who qualify as an “interested party.” ...
The Supreme Court announced today that it has granted certification in three more cases. Two of those are criminal appeals, each involving sentencing issues. The third case presents an issue under the New Jersey Spill Compensation and Control Act, N.J.S.A. ...
In re Accutane Litigation, 234 N.J.340 (2018). [Disclosure: I argued this appeal, together with co-counsel, on behalf of the plaintiffs. The opinions expressed in this post are mine alone, and are not attributable to or necessarily reflective of the views ...
On this date in 1990, the Supreme Court decided Nolan v. Lee Ho, 120 N.J. 465 (1990). According to Westlaw, that case has been cited over 1,100 times. Generally, those citations invoke legal rules relating to settlement of litigation, such ...
The State Senate yesterday voted to confirm Justice Patterson for tenure on the Supreme Court. She can now serve until age 70, the age of mandatory retirement. Her current term was to expire on September 1. This blog endorsed Justice ...