Three of President Biden's nominees for Third Circuit seats advanced yesterday. One crossed the finish line and achieved confirmation by the Senate, while two others cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee....
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted review in three new cases. All of them are criminal matters. In one case, the Court granted leave to appeal. The other...
On September 12, Chief Justice Rabner issued an order that amendments to Rule 1:36-3, and a new Rule 8:9-6, both of which were attached to the order, would be effective...
The Supreme Court announced the first grants of review in the new Term. The Court took up five cases. Two of those are before the Court on leave to appeal...
After much delay, an agreement has been reached under which Governor Murphy will re-nominate Rachel Wainer Apter, whom he nominated to fill a Supreme Court seat nearly eighteen months ago,...
Chief Justice Rabner issued an order stating that Rule 2:12-5, which had required a deposit for costs in connection with petitions for certification, has been deleted. That lines up with...
As usually occurs with the current Term nearing its end, the Supreme Court and the Appellate Division have issued relatively few opinions in the second half of August. Here are...
Major Changes to the Appellate Rules, Effective September 1, 2022
In an omnibus rule amendment, the Supreme Court announced extensive rules changes that will take effect on September 1, 2022. Those amendments include significant changes to the appellate rules contained...
Schwartz v. Menas, 251 N.J. 556 (2022). [Disclosure: I argued this case for the successful plaintiffs, having handled the appeal along with co-counsel, Giovanni DePierro of DePierro Radding]. In 1936,...
The Supreme Court has been functioning for months with four Justices, plus Judge Fuentes on temporary assignment. Judge Fuentes is due to retire on September 1. At that time, the...