Month: December 2022

NJ Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure to Redeem Tax Sale Certificates

NJ Supreme Court Clarifies Procedure to Redeem Tax Sale Certificates

In Green Knight Capital, LLC v. Calderon, (A-40-21/086367) (Decided November 17, 2022), the Supreme Court of New Jersey addressed whether a party that acquires an interest in property subject to a tax sale foreclosure action must lose the opportunity it has acquired after attempting to redeem the tax sale certificate

NJ Supreme Court Rules Campus Police Officer Eligible for Arbitration

NJ Supreme Court Rules Campus Police Officer Eligible for Arbitration

In In the Matter of Officer Gregory DiGuglielmo & New Jersey Institute of Technology (A-33-21/085064) (Decided November 28, 2022), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that special disciplinary arbitration administered by the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) is available to police officers at public colleges and universities when appealing

In State v. Jamal Wade (A-31-21/085198) (Decided November 16, 2022), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that it was error to admit the defendant’s statements after detectives failed to honor his invocation of the right to counsel. The court further found that the error was not harmless in light of the circumstantial nature of the evidence against defendant and his statements’ capacity to undermine his credibility before the jury.

NJ Supreme Court Order New Trial In Response to Miranda Violation

In State v. Jamal Wade (A-31-21/085198) (Decided November 16, 2022), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that it was error to admit the defendant’s statements after detectives failed to honor his invocation of the right to counsel. The court further found that the error was not harmless in light

NJ Supreme Court to Decide Whether Joint Insurance Fund Qualifies as “Insurer”

NJ Supreme Court to Decide Whether Joint Insurance Fund Qualifies as “Insurer”

In Statewide Insurance Fund v. Star Insurance Co., the Supreme Court of New Jersey will decide under what context a joint insurance fund is considered an “insurer” under New Jersey law. The case involves insurance coverage dispute arising from a deadly accident on a Long Branch beach in 2012 which

NJ Supreme Court to Hear Internal Affairs Records Case

NJ Supreme Court to Hear Internal Affairs Records Case

The Supreme Court of New Jersey has agreed to consider a public records case involving the internal affairs file of a Neptune police officer. The specific issue before the court in Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC v. Township of Neptune is whether disclosure is required under the common law right