On this date in 1977, the Supreme Court decided Baxter v. Fairmont Food Co., 74 N.J. 588 (1977). The Court's unanimous opinion, written by Chief Justice Hughes, has been cited...
This is a non-partisan blog. It has thus, for example, featured endorsements of both Republican and Democratic nominees to the Supreme Court of New Jersey. And, as noted in this...
Ten years ago yesterday, the first post on this blog appeared. Since then, there have been 1,780 others, nearly one every other calendar day for the last ten years. As...
In re AG Law Enforcement Directive Nos. 2020-5 & 2020-6, 465 N.J. Super. 111 (App. Div. 2020). Here is how Judge Accurso began her opinion for the Appellate Division in...
As described in an Order of Disposition of Emergent Application in State v. Dangcil, the Supreme Court was presented with a motion "seeking leave to appeal from the judgment o...
State v. Faber, 465 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 2020). As discussed here, last month, the Appellate Division affirmed defendant's Municipal Court convictions but remanded for correction of his sentence....
All New Jersey state and federal courts are closed today for Columbus Day. But late last Friday, the Supreme Court announced that it had granted review in two more criminal...
The Appellate Division issues, annually, reports of statistics regarding its previous court year, such as this one. The Supreme Court, to my knowledge, does not, though a few figures appear...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in State v. Paden-Battle. The question presented in that case, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk's office, is "Did the...
Rialto-Capitol Condominium Ass'n, Inc. v. Baldwin Assets Assocs. Urban Renewal Co., LLC, 465 N.J. Super. 31 (App. Div. 2020). As Judge Fisher noted in his opinion in this case, "[t]he...