Casino Reinvestment Development Authority v. Birnbaum, ___ N.J. Super. ___  (App. Div. 2019).  On January 7, 2019, the Appellate Division decided Borough of Glassboro v. Grossman, ___ N.J. Super. ___  (App. Div. 2019), as discussed here.  The key takeaway from that opinion was that, under the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 to -149 (“LRHL”), a municipal agency cannot condemn property for redevelopment unless there is a particular redevelopment project identified, tied to the proposed acquisition, and supported by proof.  Writing for that panel, Judge...

A major Appellate Division argument, appellate briefing, and other work has interfered with keeping up with the courts during December.  So it’s time for one of this blog’s periodic “catch-up” posts.  Here, in summary, is some of what the Supreme Court, the Appellate Division, and the Third Circuit have done in the past several weeks. New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency v. R.L.M., ___ N.J. ___ (2018).  Writing for a unanimous Court on an issue of first impression, Justice Patterson held that a parent has the right to represent himself or herself in...

United States v. Baroni, ___ F.3d ___ (3d Cir. 2018).  In a unanimous opinion by Judge Scirica today, the Third Circuit upheld the convictions of “Bridgegate” defendants Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly on charges of conspiracy to obtain by fraud, knowingly convert, or intentionally misapply property of an organization receiving federal benefits, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and the substantive offenses associated with those conspiracy charges.  But the panel reversed and vacated defendants’ convictions for conspiracy against civil rights and the related substantive...