The Supreme Court announced that it will consider three new matters. Two of those involved grants of certification, while the third was an appeal as of right. The appeal as...
Today is Election Day. In many jurisdictions, litigation efforts to restrict voting or voter choice are already underway and more litigation is being threatened. New Jersey's Supreme Court, however, has...
On November 1, 1948, the Supreme Court decided Ebling Brewing Co. v. Heirloom, Inc., 1 N.J. 71 (1948). The appeal complained of the Chancery Court's appointment of a receiver for...
Chief Justice Rabner issued an Order titled as above yesterday. The full Order is available here. The Order supersedes the Court's November 18, 2021 Order regarding in-person versus virtual proceedings....
Dennehy v. East Windsor Regional Bd. of Educ., 252 N.J. 201 (2022). As discussed here, this case involved an injury to a high school field hockey player at an informal...
With the swearing in of newly-confirmed Justices Fasciale and Wainer Apter, there are now six Justices on the Supreme Court. One seat, left vacant when Justice Albin retired this summer,...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in State v. O'Donnell. The question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk's office, is "Does N.J.S.A. 2C:27-2, which imposes...
As expected, on Monday of this week, while I was out of action, the full Senate confirmed Governor Murphy's two nominees to the Supreme Court. Judge Fasciale received a unanimous...
Today, and earlier this week, the Supreme Court announced that it had granted certification in five cases. Four are criminal appeals and one is a civil matter. The civil case...
In separate hearings yesterday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Governor Murphy's nominations of Judge Fasciale and Rachel Wainer Apter to the Supreme Court. They would fill the seats...