New Jersey Ass'n of School Administrators v. Cerf, 428 N.J. Super. 588 (App. Div. 2012). To help reduce property taxes by limiting school district spending, the Department of Education approved, by rule,...
In re Parentage of a Child by T.J.S. and A.L.S., 212 N.J. 334 (2012). As summarized in the syllabus (a convenient but admittedly not authoritative source), the issue was "whether the New Jersey...
On this date in 1996, the Supreme Court decided Strasenburgh v. Straubmuller, 146 N.J. 527 (1996). Justice O'Hern's opinion for a unanimous Court addressed a number of intricate issues involving...
Clark v. Clark, 429 N.J. Super. 61 (App. Div. 2012). Generally, "marital fault is irrelevant" to a determination of alimony. However, in Mani v. Mani, 183 N.J. 70 (2005), the Supreme Court recognized...
Today is the second anniversary of New Jersey Appellate Law blog. The past year has been a busy one. The 225 posts since last October 18 have commented on events ranging from...
The Third Circuit has issued the attached Notice to Counsel, which covers two subjects. First, the Court states that "[m]otions for extension of time to file a brief or to otherwise comply with the...
Giles v. Campbell, 698 F.3d 153 (3d Cir. 2012). Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25 addresses what happens when a party dies during the pendency of a case. Plaintiff, a...
Hoagland v. City of Long Branch, 428 N.J. Super. 321 (App. Div. 2012). Plaintiffs owned property in Long Branch as to which the City of Long Branch instituted condemnation proceedings. After...
On July 6, 2012, the Supreme Court granted review of In re Plan for the Abolition of the Council on Affordable Housing, 424 N.J. Super. 410 (App. Div. 2012), a...
On this date in 1974, with a one-sentence summary affirmance of the Appellate Division, the Supreme Court upheld a ruling that Little League Baseball, Inc. had to admit girls aged...