After this post about the Supreme Court’s busy August, that Court decided two more cases. Both were criminal appeals. Here are summaries: State v. Hannah, ___ N.J. ___ (2021). This was a case involving murder and other charges. Defendant was ...
It had been four weeks since the Supreme Court last took up a new case. But now a new appeal, perhaps the final one to reach the Court in the current term, has joined the docket. That case is State ...
August is often a busy month for the Supreme Court, as the Justices count down to the new Term by deciding most if not all of the remaining cases from the current Term. This year is no exception. So far, ...
State v. Carter, ___ N.J. ___ (2021); State v. Roman-Rosado, ___ N.J. ___ (2021). These two consolidated appeals, in which Chief Justice Rabner authored a unanimous opinion issued today, dealt with N.J.S.A. 39:-3-33. As relevant to today’s ruling, that statute ...
As discussed here, Justice LaVecchia announced on March 8 that she intended to retire from the Supreme Court as of August 31 of this year. In the ordinary course, that would have allowed her successor to be nominated and confirmed ...
On this date in 1993, the Supreme Court decided Coffman v. Keene Corp., 133 N.J. 581 (1993). This was a case brought by an asbestos worker. As Justice Handler, writing for a unanimous Court, said, “[p]laintiff claimed that defendant had ...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted review in two more cases. In one case, the Court granted certification, while in the other the Court granted leave to appeal. In Crystal Point Condominium Ass’n, Inc. v. Kinsale Ins. Co., ...
Gilbert v. Stewart, ___ N.J. ___ (2021); H.C. Equities, L.P. v. County of Union, ___ N.J. ___ (2021). So far this week, the Supreme Court has issued two opinions, with one more scheduled for issuance tomorrow. Both decisions were unanimous ...
I previously wrote here about my interview with Jeff Horn on his podcast, “The Bold Sidebar.” The podcast covers “all things New Jersey Supreme Court.” My interview on the podcast is now live and can be found at https://item13.buzzsprout.com/177728/episodes/8775144. It ...
The Supreme Court announced today that it has granted certification in two more cases. In Sipko v. Koger, Inc., the question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk’s office, is”Under the circumstances presented, is a remand required to reconsider ...