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-24-16 State v. Noah Mosley (078369) Did the trial court err in accepting hearsay testimony as proof that defendant committed a new offense in violation of probation
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A-23-16 State v. Ornette M. Terry (077942) Under the circumstances presented, did the officer's search of the vehicle for credentials exceed the bounds of a permissible motor vehicle search?
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A-22-16 American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey v. Rochelle Hendricks (077885) Did the award of public grants to these two sectarian institutions of higher education violate the Free Exercise Clause of the New Jersey Constitution?
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A-21-16 Continental Insurance Company v. Honeywell International, Inc (078152) In this action regarding the allocation of insurance coverage for personal injury asbestos claims, does New Jersey law apply and must defendant assume its own risk for the period after 1987 when coverage for such claims was no longer available?
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A-20-16 Philip Vitale v. Schering-Plough Corporation (078294) Is a provision in an employment contract that limits a worker's right to sue a third party for negligence enforceable?
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A-18/19-16 Richard Catena v. Raytheon Company (078285) Were plaintiff's claims of fraud pertaining to the transfer of property barred by the statute of limitations, or did the discovery rule apply under the circumstances presented?
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A-17-16 John Paff v. Ocean County Prosecutor's Office (078040) Among other issues, does this police vehicle's video recording of an arrest fall within the 'criminal investigatory records' exemption to the Open Public Records Act (OPRA), N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 to -13; and, if the video recording is subject to disclosure, can the arrestee's privacy-based objection justify withholding the recording?
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A-16-16 EQR-LPC Urban Renewal North Pier, LLC v. City of Jersey City (078268) Do the 2003 amendments to the Long Term Tax Exemption Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:20-1 to -22 apply to these tax abatement financial agreements entered into in 2000 and 2001?
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A-15-16 State in the Interest of C.K. (077672) Does the imposition of the Megan's Law lifetime registration requirements, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(g), violate the constitutional rights of juvenile offenders?
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A-14-16 State v. Ryan Sutherland (077807) Under the circumstances presented, was the officer justified in stopping defendant's vehicle for having an inoperable tail light?
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A-13-16 State v. Fernando Carrero, Jr. (078071) Did the evidence elicited in this trial for first-degree murder support a jury charge on passion/provocation manslaughter?
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A-12-16 A.T. v. M. Cohen, M.D. (077821) In this medical malpractice action filed on behalf of a child, did the trial court err in concluding that it lacked the discretion to grant plaintiff's motion to voluntarily dismiss the complaint?
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A-11-16 Edan Ben Elazar v. Macrietta Cleaners, Inc. (078079) Under the circumstances presented, did plaintiff's file a timely notice of claim (pursuant to the New Jersey Tort Claims Act) against the Township of Cranford?
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A-10-16 State v. Alexis Sanchez-Medina (077883) Was defendant's immigration status admissible for impeachment purposes; and was defendant entitled to a jury instruction on identification?
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A-9-16 Christopher Mount v. Board of Trustees, Police and Firemen's Retirement System (078021) Did the Board err in denying plaintiff's application for accidental disability retirement benefits, based on its finding that the event that caused plaintiff's disability was not 'undesigned and unexpected,' pursuant to N.J.S.A. 43:16A-7?
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A-7/8-16 Hazel Hamrick Lee v. Florence Brown (078043) Was a city electrical inspector entitled to absolute immunity under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act (TCA), rather than qualified immunity, following this fire at a multi-dwelling home in the City of Paterson?
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A-6-16 State v. William Burkert (077623) Was defendant's conduct distributing wedding photographs of a colleague to which defendant had added vulgar annotations protected speech that could not constitute criminal harassment?
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A-5-16 In the Matter of the Enforcement of New Jersey False Claims Act Subpoenas (077506) Is the State foreclosed from utilizing the New Jersey False Claims Act's administrative subpoena power once the Attorney General's right to intervene in a qui tam action has expired?
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A-4-16 Doreen Hayes v. Barbara Delamotte (077819) Under the circumstances presented, was plaintiff entitled to a new trial following the jury’s no-cause verdict?
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A-3-16 State v. Akeem Boone (077757) Did the affidavit in support of this application for a search warrant establish probable cause to search a specific apartment in the building?
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