Santos-Reyes v. United States, 660 F.3d 196 (3d Cir. 2011).  Under 8 U.S.C. §1229b(a), an alien who could otherwise be deported from the United States can have the deportation cancelled if the alien “has resided in the United States continuously for 7 years after having been admitted in any status.”  That provision, however, is qualified by the “stop-time rule,” which states that “any period of continuous residence or continuous physical presence

State of New Jersey v. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 640 F.3d 545 (3d Cir. 2011).  Does a forum selection clause providing that “exclusive jurisdiction … shall lie in the appropriate courts of the State [of] New Jersey” include the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, or only state courts within New Jersey?  A federal district judge determined that the latter reading was correct and remanded the case to state court. 

In re State Bd. of Education’s Denial of Petition to Adopt Regulations Implementing the New Jersey High School Voter Registration Law, 2011 WL 1529734 (App. Div. 2011).  Public interest organizations submitted a petition for rulemaking to compel the Commissioner of Education to promulgate regulations to implement the High School Voter Registration Law (“HSVRL”