The Bold Sidebar is a podcast that its host, Jeff Horn, likes to say addresses "all things New Jersey Supreme Court." As discussed here, I appeared on that podcast last...
On Monday, January 31, I have my first in-person appellate argument since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Preparation for that, and other matters, made the current week go by all too...
Laudato v. EQT Corporation, ___ F.4th ___ (3d Cir. 2022). Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(f) states that "[a] court of appeals may permit an appeal from an order granting...
The first Supreme Court grant of review is on a motion for leave to appeal in State v. Chambers. The question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk's office...
Lapsley v. Sparta Tp., ___ N.J. ___ (2022). As discussed here, this Workers' Compensation Act case was one in which plaintiff, a librarian at the Sparta Public Library, was walking...
Back From the Dead
To date, 2022 has not been kind to this blog. Down for a period of time due to malware, and then only partially restored, the blog is now fully ready...
State v. Lodzinski, ___ N.J. ___ (2021). Today, the Supreme Court voted 4-3 to reverse the murder conviction of Michelle Lodzinski. Previously, as discussed here, the Court had split 3-3...
Today is a court holiday for New Jersey state and federal courts. That affords an opportunity to catch up with this week's published opinions from the Supreme Court,, the Appellate...
A Unanimous Civil Rights Act Opinion by a Third Circuit Panel, With a Concurrence in Which All Three Judges Joined. Huh?
Jefferson v. Lias, ___ F.4th ___ (3d Cir. 2021). Back in 2019, this post discussed a circumstance where two of the three judges on a Third Circuit panel filed an...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted leave to appeal in State v. Bullock. The question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk's office, is "Were the detectives...
