This page provides summaries of Supreme Court appeals, along with certain procedural information, due dates, and publicly filed briefs. The most recent cases are listed first. You can also use the search tool to find a specific case.
APPEALS ADDED IN THE NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT LISTED NEWEST TO OLDEST
Summaries for Informational Purposes Only: The following statements of issues on appeal are prepared by the Office of the Clerk for the convenience of the reader. They have been neither reviewed nor approved by the Supreme Court. Please note that, in the interest of brevity, some issues may not have been summarized.
Party Briefing and Case Documents: Briefing on appeals before the Supreme Court is governed by Court Rule. The Court’s order taking the appeal typically will include the due dates for the parties’ merits briefs and for amicus motions and briefs. The order is included in the “Case Document(s)” for each appeal. If the appeal is not sealed, the parties’ briefs also will be included in the “Case Document(s).”
Amicus Motions: Beginning on Feb. 10, 2026, motions for leave to appear as amicus curiae and proposed amicus briefs in Supreme Court appeals are due ten (10) days after the respondent files its merits brief, and motions to extend or relax the time for filing an amicus motion and brief will not be accepted. See R. 1:13-9(e).
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A-37-17 State v. Kareem T. Tillery (079832) Among other issues, did the State demonstrate that defendant voluntarily waived his Miranda rights?
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A-35-17/A-36-17 State v. Deyvon T. Chisum / State v. Keshown K. Woodard (079823/079835) In responding to a noise complaint at a hotel, were police authorized to detain all occupants of the room to conduct warrant checks and to do pat-down searches of all occupants during the detention?
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A-34-17 Shabsi Ganzweig v. Township of Lakewood (080061) Is this police dash-cam video subject to disclosure under the Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1a-1 to -13?
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Did the police officers initially engage defendants in a voluntary field inquiry, or did the officers’ actions constitute an investigative detention requiring a reasonable and particularized suspicion of criminal activity?
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For the purpose of determining whether this development project was exempted from the Highlands Water Protection and Planning Act, N.J.S.A. 13:20-1 to -35, did the municipality’s action in 2007 constitute final approval within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 40:55D-4 of the Municipal Land Use Law?
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A-31-17 Lieutenant John Kaminskas v. State of New Jersey (080128) Were these Union County police officers entitled to a defense by the Attorney General for their conduct while performing a polygraph for the Union County Prosecutor?
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A-30-17 State in the Interest of D.M., a Juvenile (079999) Can this fourteen-year-old juvenile be adjudicated delinquent for third-degree endangering the welfare of an eleven-year-old child where there are no findings of coercion or penetration?
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A-28/29-17 State v. Laurie Wint (079660) Among other issues, did defendant’s invocation of his Miranda rights when first arrested preclude law enforcement from questioning defendant while he was still incarcerated six months later?
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A-26/27-17 In re: Accutane Litigation (079933) Was plaintiffs’ evidence regarding a failure to warn sufficient to overcome the presumption of adequacy afforded by the Products Liability Act for an FDA-approved warning; and what is the appropriate resolution of the choice-of-law issues?
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A-25-17 In re: Accutane Litigation (079958) Did the trial court err in barring as scientifically unreliable the testimony of the plaintiffs’ expert witnesses?
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A-23-17/A-24-17 State v. William D. Brown / State v. Nigil J. Dawson (079553/079556) Among other evidentiary issues, did the trial court err: when it allowed a witness to testify regarding the victim’s dying declaration under N.J.R.E. 804(b)(2); and when it refused to allow defense counsel to question a police officer about information included in the officer’s search-warrant affidavit?
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A-22-17 State v. Leo C. Pinkston (080118) In this criminal justice reform matter, did the trial court abuse its discretion in denying defendant’s request to call certain police officers as “adverse witnesses” at the pretrial detention hearing?
Note: This appeal has been accelerated by order of the Court, and will be calendared for oral argument on the Court’s session of March 12-13, 2018. Should any entity wish to file a motion to participate as amicus curiae, the motion and any proposed brief must be served and filed on or before noon on 01/08/2018. The State and the defendant may file answers to any such amicus motion, together with a proposed response brief to the amicus brief, on or before noon on 02/05/2018. All dates are final. No further submissions shall be accepted unless requested by the Court.
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Did the Commissions’ implementation of the holding in In re Yucht, No. A-6298-10 (App. Div. Sept. 3, 2013), concerning the payment of additional benefits for certain prior claims, provide adequate notice to potentially affected members?
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A-18/19/20-17 IMO the Expungement of the Arrest/Charge Records of T.B., J.N.-T. & R.C. (079813) In order for Drug Court graduates to have their criminal records expunged, are they required to make a showing that expungement is consistent with the public interest under N.J.S.A. 2C:52-2(c)(3)?
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A-17-17 New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency v. R.L.M. and J.J. (079473) Does a parent have a constitutional right to self-representation in proceedings to terminate parental rights?
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A-16-17 Montclair State University v. County of Passaic and City of Clifton (080084) What is the extent of a local government’s authority over a State university’s plans to construct an on-site roadway that intersects with a county road?
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Was the arbitration clause in this home appliance service agreement unenforceable under Atalese v. U.S. Legal Servs. Grp., L.P., 219 N.J. 430 (2014), for failure to provide the purchaser with adequate notice that she was relinquishing her right to bring a consumer fraud claim in court?
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A-13/14-17 Joshua Haines v. Jacob W. Taft; Tuwona Little v. Jayne Nishimura (079600) Does N.J.S.A. 39:6A-12 preclude a plaintiff from recovering medical expenses above those collectible or paid under an insured’s PIP provision in a standard automobile insurance policy, including medical expenses exceeding any elected PIP option allowed pursuant to N.J.S.A. 39:6A-4.3(d)?
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A-12-17 In the Matter of William R. Hendrickson, Jr (079885) What is the appropriate standard of appellate review of a final agency decision when the initial decision of the administrative law judge is “deemed adopted” as the final agency decision pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:14B-10(c) when the agency lacked a quorum to act?
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A-11-17 State v. Ibnmauric Anthony (079344) Is defendant entitled to a new trial based on the police officer’s failure to record verbatim the comments of the witness while identifying defendant from a photographic array?
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