On Wednesday, October 22, judges on Part B of the Appellate Division will hear oral argument in Borough of Montvale v. State of New Jersey. The case is before the Appellate Division on a grant of leave to appeal....

This week saw one case decided by the Supreme Court and two published opinions of the Appellate Division. The Supreme Court case, decided by a 6-1 vote, presented an ex post facto issue arising out of amendments to the statute governing parole. The two Appellate Division decisions entailed more "core" criminal law issues. Here are summaries of those cases:...

The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in Krug v. New Jersey State Parole Bd. The question presented, as phrased by the Supreme Court Clerk's office, is "Does...

Due in part to my attendance at the NJSBA Annual Meeting last week, this blog is somewhat behind on last week's published opinions by the Supreme Court and the Appellate...

Kicking off the new Term, the Supreme Court announced that it has granted review in five new cases. Four of those are civil cases, while one is a criminal matter...

The Supreme Court announced that it has granted review in two new cases. One of them involved a grant of leave to appeal, while the other is before the Court...

State v. Scudieri, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2021). Whether statutory amendments apply retroactively or prospectively is a recurring issue in the courts. This opinion by Judge Natali addresses...

Currently, there is much litigation about rent control, including cases such as this one. But the subject of rent control is not new. Instead, in our state courts, it goes...

In re Implementation of L. 2012, c. 24, 443 N.J. Super. 73 (App. Div. 2015). The Solar Act of 2012 ("the Act"), chapter 24 of the Laws of 2012, amended...

On this date in 1986, the Supreme Court decided Hills Dev. Co v. Bernards Tp., 103 N.J. 1 (1986). At the time, it was one of the Court's most important...