The Supreme Court announced that it has granted leave to appeal in State v. Hernandez-Peralta. The question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk's office, is "In this post-conviction...
In the latter part of last week, the Supreme Court issued its first ruling of the month of June. The Appellate Division came down with only its second published opinion...
The month of June has, to date, seen just one published opinion by the Appellate Division (discussed here), and none by the Supreme Court. That dry spell will likely end...
State v. Walker, 478 N.J. Super. 553 (App. Div. 2024). Judge Chase, the author of this opinion, aptly summarized the issue and the result in his opening paragraph. "The question...
As discussed here, Judges Augostini, Bergman, Jacob, and Torregrossa-O'Connor were temporarily assigned to particular Parts of the Appellate Division for the period of March 25-May 19, 2024. Chief Justice Rabner...
Toward the end of last week, the Supreme Court issued one opinion and the Appellate Division published rulings in two appeals. Here are summaries: Boyle v. Huff, 257 N.J. 468...
New Jersey Division of Child Protection & Permanency v. J.C., 257 N.J. 451 (2024). Justice Solomon's unanimous opinion for the Supreme Court today posed the question before the Court this...
Justice Alan B. Handler died on May 23. He was 92 years old. Justice Handler served on the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 22 years, from 1977 through 1999...
It's the time of year when the Supreme Court gets into a higher gear when it comes to issuing opinions. The Court released three decisions this week, all of them...
Due in part to my attendance at the NJSBA Annual Meeting last week, this blog is somewhat behind on last week's published opinions by the Supreme Court and the Appellate...