On Tuesday, September 29, judges on the Appellate Division's Part D will hear oral argument in In the Matter of the Applicability of Certain Statutes and Regulations to Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. The issue is whether New Jersey's Secretary of Higher Education wrongly determined that Rutgers is obligated to comply with regulations promulgated by the Secretary in 2022 that require colleges and universities subject to the Secretary's jurisdiction to go through a process of having their programmatic decisions approved by the Secretary....
The Supreme Court announced that it has granted review in two new matters. One of them involves a grant of certification, while the other is before the Court on the grant of leave to appeal....
The Supreme Court began the 2026-27 Term by granting certification in four appeals. Three are civil matters and the fourth, designated A-1, is a criminal case....
No posts on this blog covered published Appellate Division decisions issued in August. Thus, as with the Supreme Court decisions from August, this post will be a "lightning round" of brief summaries of the six August published opinions of the Appellate Division....
During August, while this blog was inactive, the Supreme Court had its second-busiest month of the Term that ends today. The Court issued ten decisions, a figure exceeded only by the twelve rulings handed down in July. To catch up, this post will consist of "lightning round" summaries, at most a few sentences each, about those decisions. The plan is for this blog's more traditional detailed analyses to return in the new Term....
Due to certain circumstances and obligations, there have been no posts on this blog for a number of weeks. But have no fear. Posts will resume soon....
Today, the Supreme Court published an Omnibus Rule Amendment order. It is available here. The amendments take effect on September 1, 2026....
In addition to issuing a slew of opinions in the recent period (to be the subject of another catch-up post), the Supreme Court granted review in five appeals. All involved grants of certification....
Professional and personal obligations sometimes get in the way of keeping up with our courts. July has been full of appellate law developments that deserve attention. This is the first of several posts that will do that....
Chief Justice Rabner has issued the 2026-27 General Assignment Order, which is available here. As regards the Appellate Division, some things have changed while others remain the same....
