Larkins v. Solter, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2017).  The Office of the State Comptroller (“OSC”) was established by the Legislature in 2007, in order to subject governmental financial activities to uniform, meaningful, and systematic public scrutiny.  N.J.S.A. 52:15C-1 et seq.  Among the OSC’s powers is the ability to audit, among other agencies, units of local government.

This case arose from the decision of the OSC sought to do a performance audit of the Nort

Communication Workers of America, AFL-CIO v. New Jersey Civil Service Comm’n, 447 N.J. Super. 584 (App. Div. 2016).  Article V, section 4, paragraph 6 of the New Jersey Constitution, approved by the voters in 1992, gives the Legislature the power to “review any [administrative agency] rule or regulation to determine if the rule or regulation is consistent with the intent of the Legislature as expressed in the language of the

In re Declaratory Judgment Actions Filed by Various Municipalities, 446 N.J. Super. 259 (App. Div. 2016).  It has been 41 years since the Supreme Court issued its original Mount Laurel opinion.  Southern Burlington Cty. NAACP v. Mount Laurel Tp., 67 N.J. 151 (1975) (discussed here).  Judge Fasciale’s opinion yesterday in the attache