The Appellate Division and the Weather for March 21 and 22 | NJ Appellate Law Blog – NJ Appellate Lawyer Bruce D. Greenberg blogs about Appeals and Appellate Law Practice

The Appellate Division has announced that in light of yet another Nor’easter that will hit New Jersey, oral arguments scheduled for tomorrow, March 21, are postponed, and oral argument scheduled for Thursday, March 22, will be heard by telephone.

Another Quartet of New Cases for the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in four new appeals. Three are from unpublished opinions of the Appellate Division, while the fourth is from a published decision in a criminal case....

A Recess for the Appellate Division, and for This Blog

The Appellate Division is in a recess this week and next. No oral arguments will occur during that period....

Appellate Division Oral Argument of the Week: Has the School Funding Reform Act Denied Lakewood Public School Students the Constitutionally-Required "Thorough and Efficient" Education?

On Tuesday, April 8, judges on Part D will hear oral argument in Alcantar v. Allen-McMillan, a case filed in 2014 in which the Appellate Division has ruled before, 475 N.J. Super. 56 (App. Div. 2023). This appeal follows on the Appellate Division's prior ruling, unappealed by the State, that Lakewood students are being denied a thorough and efficient ("T&E") education, as mandated by art. VIII, §4, ¶1 of the New Jersey Constitution....

Four New Cases Win Supreme Court Review

The Supreme Court announced that it has granted review in four new cases. All of them entail grants of certification. There are two civil appeals and two criminal matters....