The Supreme Court announced that it has granted review in two more cases. One of those is before the Court on a grant of leave to appeal, while the Court ...

State v. Higginbotham, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2023); In re Appeal of Denial of M.U.’s Application for a Handgun Purchase Permit, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2023). ...

Supreme Court grants of certification far outnumber grants of leave to appeal. But not this time. The Supreme Court announced two grants of leave to appeal, both in criminal cases, ...

State v. Smart, ___ N.J. ___ (2023). As Justice Fasciale discussed in great detail in his opinion today for a unanimous (5-0, with Justice Solomon and Judge Sabatino not participating) ...

Hyman v. Rosenbaum Yeshiva of New Jersey, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2023). As Judge Mitterhoff explained in her opinion for the Appellate Division today, the Free Exercise and ...

State v. Scott, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2023). This was a typically thorough and scholarly opinion by Judge Susswein. It is well worth reading in full. But because ...

Platkin v. Smith & Wesson Sales Co., Inc., ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2023). In 2020, the Attorney General’s office issued to Smith & Wesson an administrative action subpoena ...

State v. Hill, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2023). Defendant was convicted of carjacking and witness tampering. After the female victim of the carjacking identified defendant to police from ...

The “balancing of interests” often finds its way into judicial opinions. That is especially so in difficult cases. Two opinions issued today, one by the Supreme Court and one by ...

After a first half of November with no Supreme Court opinions, the Court issued five opinions in the second half. Two of those decisions were discussed here and here. This ...