The Supreme Court of New Jersey has instructed the Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) to go back to the drawing board. It rejected COAH’s proposed a “growth share” methodology for assessing prospective need in allocating a municipality’s fair share of the region’s need for affordable housing. Under the growth share
Gov. Chris Christie has signed an executive order that will help New Jersey municipalities move forward with dune construction, beach replenishment, and other flood risk reduction measures in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The action is intended to facilitate the acquisition of privately owned land that is needed to complete
New Jersey has some of the toughest anti-bullying laws in the country. For local school systems, this means prompt investigation of harassment claims and meaningful remedial measures to address it. As highlighted by a recent New Jersey school lawsuit, failures to address bullying can lead to costly liability. The Old
In Moore-King v. County of Chesterfield, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that “Psychic Sophie” could not avoid a local ordinance that required fortune tellers to obtain a business license by relying on the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA). The federal statute prohibits government from enacting a
In Griepenburg v. Township of Ocean, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey ruled that environmental rezoning ordinances passed by the Township of Ocean were invalid as applied to the plaintiffs’ property because the downzoning was not reasonably required to serve the stated purposes of the ordinances.
While many New Jersey police officers work extra hours, holding elected office is not a permissible second job. In Adair v. Wildwood, the Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court recently ruled that Wildwood police officer Gary DeMarzo could not also serve as the city’s mayor. The Facts of
The Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey recently ruled that Seaside Park may not withdraw from the Central Regional School District. The case provides a comprehensive overview of regional school funding as well as the legal process for dissolving or withdrawing from a regional school district. The
The Appellate Division of the New Jersey Superior Court recently rejected arguments that Atlantic City Alliance, Inc. should be considered a public entity for the purposes of the state’s Open Public Records Act (OPRA). The court ruled that the marketing coalition is a private entity involved in a partnership with
