This week, the Appellate Division decided two very different kinds of arbitration matters. Yesterday, Judge Sabatino issued an opinion in Morison v. Willingboro Bd. of Educ., 478 N.J. Super. 229...
State v. Harrell, 256 N.J. 590 (2024). As discussed here, this case presented the following question for the Supreme Court: "Under the circumstances presented, is the alleged victim's recorded statement...
Jersey City United Against the New Ward Map v. Jersey City Ward Commission, 478 N.J. Super. 132 (App. Div. 2024). [Disclosure: My firm, Lite DePalma Greenberg & Afanador, LLC, represents...
State v. Baker, 478 N.J. Super. 116 (App. Div. 2024). This opinion by Judge Currier, in a drug possession case, involved once again the automobile exception to the warrant requirement...
State v. Knight, 257 N.J. 248 (2024). In this opinion by Justice Pierre-Louis today, a unanimous Supreme Court twice stated that the facts of this case were "unique." That is...
While the Supreme Court has been quiet since it handed down this decision, the Appellate Division has issued six published opinions during the recent period. Here are summaries of those...
The Supreme Court announced today that it has granted certification in two new cases, both involving Megan's Law. The cases, In the Matter of J.A. and In the Matter of...
Yesterday and today each saw a decision by the Supreme Court in criminal matters. Today's ruling in State v. Hill, 256 N.J. 266 (2024), authored by Justice Wainer Apter, involved...
Allure Pet Products, LLC v. Donnelly Marketing & Development LLC, 477 N.J. Super. 541 (App. Div. 2024). Today's opinion by Judge Sabatino in this case dealt with the question of...
State v. Fair, 256 N.J. 213 (2024). "True threats" fall outside constitutional free speech protections. The issue in this case, in which Justice Wainer Apter wrote a unanimous opinion that...