In the time since the most recent post on this blog about published Appellate Division opinions, that court issued published rulings in four cases. Here are summaries:...
New Jersey's current Constitution was adopted in 1947. Less well-known, however, is that New Jersey's first Constitution was adopted in 1776, on July 2 of that year. (In between, New Jersey adopted a new Constitution in 1844, which gets little attention these days). Thus, as we near the celebration of 250 years since the Declaration of Independence on July 4, today is also a day to celebrate....
In the time since the most recent post on this blog about Supreme Court opinions, the Court issued rulings in three cases. Here are summaries:...
Last Friday was Juneteenth, and courts were closed, making it a short week. During that week, there were no Supreme Court opinions issued, but the Appellate Division published decisions in two matters, one of which encompassed fourteen cases. Here are summaries:...
This week saw two Supreme Court opinions and one published Appellate Division decision. Here are summaries:...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in five new appeals. Two of those are from published opinions of the Appellate Division, while the other three bring up unpublished rulings by that court....
In 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States decided Town of Greece v. Galloway, 572 U.S. 565 (2014). There, the Court held, by a 5-4 vote, that opening a monthly town board meeting with a prayer delivered by a local clergy member did not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. In 1981, the Supreme Court of New Jersey had issued a unanimous decision, Marsa v. Wernik, 86 N.J. 232 (1981), holding that the Borough of Metuchen's practice of opening its Borough Council meetings with an invocation selected and delivered by a council member likewise did not violate the Establishment Clause. That ruling foreshadowed, to some extent, that of Greece. The date of the Marsa decision was June 8, 1981, 45 years ago today....
The Supreme Court issued no opinions this week. The Appellate Division issued just one published ruling....
Chief Justice Rabner announced that Judge Frank DeAngelis has been temporarily assigned to Part E of the Appellate Division. The term of that assignment will run from August 24-November 1, 2026 and is in addition to his assignment under the General Assignment Order....
Yesterday and today each featured an opinion from the Supreme Court. Both were unanimous....
