A Break in the Action Through April 30

Due primarily to the Passover holiday, few if any posts will appear on this blog until after April 30. I’ll look to catch up once May begins.

In advance, happy Passover to all who will be celebrating it, beginning Monday evening, April 22..

Attorneys' Fees and Attorney Disqualification Appeals Reach the Supreme Court

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

Four Grants of Certification Kick off the New Term

The Supreme Court began the 2026-27 Term by granting certification in four appeals. Three are civil matters and the fourth, designated A-1, is a criminal case....

The Appellate Division in August- "Lightning Round"

No posts on this blog covered published Appellate Division decisions issued in August. Thus, as with the Supreme Court decisions from August, this post will be a "lightning round" of brief summaries of the six August published opinions of the Appellate Division....

The Supreme Court in August- "Lightning Round"

During August, while this blog was inactive, the Supreme Court had its second-busiest month of the Term that ends today. The Court issued ten decisions, a figure exceeded only by the twelve rulings handed down in July. To catch up, this post will consist of "lightning round" summaries, at most a few sentences each, about those decisions. The plan is for this blog's more traditional detailed analyses to return in the new Term....