Fraternal Order of Police, Newark Lodge No. 12 v. City of Newark, 244 N.J. 75 (2020). [Disclosure: My firm, Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC, represents the City of Newark in various matters but had no involvement in this case]. By ordinance, ...
Today, May 1, is Law Day. Law Day was first celebrated on February 3, 1958, when President Eisenhower issued a proclamation establishing it. In 1961, Congress passed a joint resolution, Pub. L. 87-20, 75 Stat. 43, fixing May 1 of ...
With Passover beginning tonight, there won’t be any posts on this blog until April 17 at the earliest. In calendar order, happy Passover, and happy Easter, to those who are celebrating. And, to everyone, stay healthy and safe. ...
This is one of those years in which the holidays of Christmas and Chanukah overlap. Merry Christmas and/or happy Chanukah to those who are celebrating. ...
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, a holiday that (despite other differences) virtually everyone observes and can appreciate. A very Happy Thanksgiving to all the readers of this blog. For myself, as Henry David Thoreau said, “I am grateful for what I am ...
Today marks the ninth anniversary of this blog. As in past years, my thanks go out to all those who read, comment on, cite, forward, or otherwise make use of this blog. That includes judges, attorneys, law professors and students, ...
Today marks the eighth anniversary of this blog. As has been so every year, I’m grateful to the many jurists, lawyers, law students, and laypeople who read the blog. I’m especially appreciative for the feedback that has been provided to ...
This is a very difficult post to write. Michael E. Patunas was my colleague at Lite DePalma Greenberg, LLC for more than fifteen years. He was my partner for a good portion of that time. Mike died, too young, on ...
Due to my personal schedule, posts will not appear here for at least one week from today. They will likely resume sometime later next week. ...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted review in Kocanowski v. Bridgewater Tp. The question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk’s Office, is “Is claimant, a volunteer firefighter, entitled to temporary disability payments for injuries that occurred ...