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 ...

State v. Coviello, ___ N.J. ___ (2023). Judge Sabatino’s unanimous opinion in this case began by posing the “narrow jurisdictional question” before the Court as “When a portion of a ...

W.S. v. Hildreth, ___ N.J. ___ (2023). This unanimous opinion was Justice Wainer Apter’s first. As is traditional for a Justice’s first-ever opinion, it was unanimous. As summarized here, this ...

The Supreme Court announced that it has granted certification in two new appeals. One involves an issue of alimony. The other addresses conditions on parole. The alimony case is Cardall ...

State v. Canfield, ___ N.J. ___ (2023). Today, the Supreme Court unanimously affirmed, in large part, the 137-page opinion of the Appellate Division in this case, which was summarized here. ...

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 ...

State ex rel. E.S., 252 N.J. 331 (2022). As discussed here, last year the Appellate Division addressed the “unsettled” question of which should come first in a criminal case involving a ...

State v. Wade, 252 N.J. 209 (2022). As Justice Solomon said in his unanimous opinion for the Supreme Court today in this murder case, New Jersey courts “rarely find an ...

The Supreme Court announced that it will consider three new matters. Two of those involved grants of certification, while the third was an appeal as of right. The appeal as ...

Today is Election Day. In many jurisdictions, litigation efforts to restrict voting or voter choice are already underway and more litigation is being threatened. New Jersey’s Supreme Court, however, has ...