Government & Law Blog

In Sergio Lopez v. Marmic LLC (A-27-24/089632) (Decided March 19, 2026), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held thatif an employer hires an undocumented worker in violation of federal law, the employer is required to compensate the person in a...

In Horace Cowan v. State Parole Board (A-24-24/089243) (Decide March 10, 2026), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that the State Parole Board acted in an arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable manner in setting a future eligibility term (...

In Hornor v. Upper Freehold Regional Board of Education and Simpkins v. South Orange-Maplewood School District, (A-36-24/089973) (Decided March 11, 2026),the Supreme Court of New Jersey ruled that school districts...

In State v. Gerald W. Butler (A-47-24/090237) (Decided February 25, 2026), the Supreme Court of New Jersey held that while none of the individual errors that Defendant Gerald Butler alleged required that his convictions be overturned, the ac...

In State v. Walter J. Gilliano (S-73/74-25/091601) (Decided February 24, 2026), the New Jersey Supreme Court held that because Defendant Walter J. Gilliano could not establish that the existing jury pool violated his right to trial by...