New Jersey’s state-level vaccine mandates continue to hold up against legal challenges. On February 11, 2022, the Appellate Division upheld Governor Phil Murphy’s vaccination mandate that applies to all State and County Correctional Police Officers. Four days later, the Supreme Court of New Jersey denied the New Jersey State Police
In Lapsley v. Township of Sparta (A-68/69-20/085422) (Decided January 18, 2022), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that injuries sustained in a parking lot owned and controlled by a New Jersey municipality were compensable under the Workers’ Compensation Act. Facts of Lapsley v. Township of Sparta Defendants Township of
In State v. Samuel Ryan (A-65-20/085165)(Decided February 7, 2022), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that offenses committed by a defendant while under the age of 18 may count as predicate offenses under the state’s Three Strikes Law, which mandates a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for a
In In the Matter of Establishment of Congressional Districts by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission, the New Jersey Supreme Court rejected a Republican lawsuit challenging the congressional redistricting map selected by the New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission (Commission). Facts of the Case The Commission is initially comprised of six individuals
In Meade v. Township of Livingston (A-52-20/085176) (Decided December 30, 2021), the Supreme Court of New Jersey addressed whether discriminatory conduct toward an employee by that employee’s subordinate can result in liability on the part of the employer under New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD). The court held that Plaintiff
The Supreme Court of New Jersey recently granted certification in State v. Bookman. The issue before the court is whether police officers may enter a third party’s home under the hot pursuit doctrine when the subject flees when officers attempt to execute an Automated Traffic System warrant. Facts of the
The Supreme Court of New Jersey has agreed to consider Kennedy v. Weichert Co., which involves the application of the state’s ABC test for determining whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Wage Payment Law (WPL). The specific issue before the court is whether the
The Supreme Court of New Jersey has agreed to consider the case of a New Jersey Catholic school teacher who was terminated for becoming pregnant via premarital sex. The issue in Crisitello v. St. Theresa School is whether the teacher’s discrimination claims are barred by the First Amendment. Facts of
