Today is the thirteenth anniversary of this blog. That lifespan is longer than that of most blogs of any type, but particularly appellate law or other legal blogs. There have...
Preparation for an Appellate Division oral argument made it difficult to keep up with that court last week. The Appellate Division issued three published opinions during that time. (The Supreme...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted review in six new appeals. In two of them, the Court granted leave to appeal. The other two involved grants of certification....
On this date in 1934, the Court of Errors and Appeals, which was then New Jersey's highest court, decided Louis Kamm v. Flink, 113 N.J. L. 582 (E. & A....
Zimmerman v. Diviney, 477 N.J. Super. 1 (App. Div. 2023). As the New Jersey appellate courts are getting fully geared up for the Term that began on September 1, there...
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in three new appeals. All are from unpublished opinions of the Appellate Division. In Constructural Dynamics, Inc. v. Arch Insurance Co.,...
The Character and Fitness Questionnaire ("CFQ") is the key document in the review of Bar applicants by the Supreme Court of New Jersey Committee on Character. Section 12 of the...
On this date in 2021, the Supreme Court decided In re Robertelli, 248 N.J. 293 (2021). As discussed here, the case had been before the Court once before, on the...
State v. Nieves, 476 N.J. Super. 609 (App. Div. 2023). This was a monumental opinion by Judge Gooden Brown in two consolidated cases. The issue was "the scientific reliability of...
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...