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1 Burgos v. State of New Jersey -- rank: 1000

... been summarized.) Burgos v. State of New Jersey (A-55-14) (075736) Argued May 6, 2015 – Decided June 9, 2015 ... enforceable contract that is entitled to constitutional protection. The State’s public pension systems are defined-benefit plans, which guarantee participants ... amount of benefits payable upon retirement based on the participant’s salary and time spent in the pension system. The benefits ... added language explicitly declaring that each member of the State’s pension systems “shall have a contractual right to the ... proposed budget, which also included funding to satisfy the State’s required payment (i.e., 4/7 of the ARC). On ... The next day, citing new information that placed the State’s projected revenue at less than previous projections, the State ...

docket:	A-55-14
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2015-06-09
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citation:	222 N.J. 175 118 A.3d 270
Document Size:	209909

2 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a2244-03.opn.html -- rank: 991

... CRAIG HUTCHISON and CHRIS LODEWYKS; MAUREEN KILIAN and CINDY MENEGHIN; S APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION June 14, 2005 APPELLATE DIVISION ARAH and SUYIN LAEL; MARILYN MANEELY and ... Senior Services, Defendants-Respondents. __________________________________________ Argued December 7, 2004 - Decided June 14, 2005 Before Judges Skillman, Collester and Parrillo. On appeal from ... Law Division, Mercer County, Docket No. L-15-03. David S. Buckel (Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.) of the ... Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione and Mr. Buckel, attorneys; Lawrence S. Lustberg and Jennifer Ching (Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione ... Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) (Alan E. Kraus, Richard S. Zbur, Stuart S. Kurlander, Charles J. Butler and Jeffrey ...

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court:	NJ Superior Court Law/Chancery Division
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citation:	378 N.J. Super. 168 875 A.2d 259
Document Size:	154545

3 State v. James Comer -- rank: 976

... Unpublished.) SYLLABUS This syllabus is not part of the Court’s opinion. It has been prepared by the Office of the ... trial court to conduct a new sentencing hearing in Comer’s case and to consider the factors set forth in Miller v. Alabama, 567 U.S. 460, 478 (2012). On remand, the trial court noted that ... years in prison without the possibility of parole. N.J.S.A. 2C:11-3(b)(1). The court declined to ... appropriate in this case.” The Appellate Division upheld Comer’s sentence, and the Court granted certification. 245 N.J. ...

docket:	a-42-43-20
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2021-01-10
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4 THOMAS MAKUCH, LLC v. TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON -- rank: 976

... Jackson (Township). In 2017, plaintiff was suspended from the Township's lists, and it sued claiming, among other things, that the ... chief of police, and a police officer) and dismissed plaintiff's complaint with prejudice. We affirm because the record establishes that ... process due its limited right to be on the Township's towing list s and there were no other constitutional violations. A-3679-20 ... private property by 'operators engaged in such practice.' N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.49. If a municipality chooses to ... Ibid. The Township enacted Ordinance 06-13, codified as Chapter 388 of its municipal code (Chapter 388), to regulate towing ...

docket:	a3679-20
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2023-07-03
status:	Published
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5 Burgosv. State of New Jersey -- rank: 973

... been summarized.) Burgos v. State of New Jersey (A-55-14) (075736) Argued May 6, 2015 – Decided June 9, 2015 ... enforceable contract that is entitled to constitutional protection. The State’s public pension systems are defined-benefit plans, which guarantee participants ... amount of benefits payable upon retirement based on the participant’s salary and time spent in the pension system. The benefits ... added language explicitly declaring that each member of the State’s pension systems “shall have a contractual right to the ... proposed budget, which also included funding to satisfy the State’s required payment (i.e., 4/7 of the ARC). On ... The next day, citing new information that placed the State’s projected revenue at less than previous projections, the State ...

docket:	A-55-04
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2015-06-09
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6 The Committee to Recall Robert Menendez v. Nina Wells -- rank: 970

... a district. The Uniform Recall Election Law (UREL), N.J.S.A. 19:27A-1 to -18, which went into effect ... or any State or local elected official.” N.J.S.A. 19:27A-2. 2 On September 25 , 2009, pursuant ... the Committee to Recall Robert Menendez from the Office of U.S. Senator (Committee), submitted to Nina Wells, then-New Jersey Secretary ... panel framed the issue before it as whether the State’s constitutional and statutory recall measures, as applied to a United ... the norms of judicial restraint and compel that the Committee’s process in circulating a recall petition be halted. In ...

docket:	A-86-09
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2010-11-18
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citation:	204 N.J. 79 7 A.3d 720
Document Size:	437147

7 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/supreme/a-72-18.opn.html -- rank: 967

SYLLABUS This syllabus is not part of the Court’s opinion. It has been prepared by the Office of the ... Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution or New Jersey’s common law or statutory protections against self-incrimination. The target ... detectives that defendant Robert Andrews, a former Essex County Sheriff’s Officer, had provided him with information about the investigation and ... defendant, who was later released, and search warrants for defendant’s iPhones, which were seized. Later that day, detectives from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office interviewed Lowery, who detailed his relationship with Andrews. Lowery ... that the license plate number belonged either to the Prosecutor’s Office or the Sheriff’s Department and advised him ...

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8 DOE V. PORITZ -- rank: 961

... 1994, a group of bills generally referred to as "Megan's Law" became law. The constitutionality of two of those bills ... law provides for notification to elements of the community. ����Doe's complaint was heard by the Superior Court, Law Division, which ... valid and effective immediately. 1. The essence of the Court's decision is that the Constitution does not prevent society from ... offenders' loss of anonymity is no constitutional bar to society's attempt at self-defense. The Legislature chose to risk unfairness ... who might suffer because of their ignorance of the offender's presence in the community, but attempted to restrict the damage ... the likelihood of reoffense.(pp. 3-5) 2. The Legislature's decision to make previously-convicted offenders subject to the ...

docket:	a-170-94
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1995-07-25
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citation:	142 N.J. 1
Document Size:	387194

9 Annemarie Morgan v. Sanford Brown Institute -- rank: 958

... summarized.) Annemarie Morgan v. Sanford Brown Institute (075074) (A-31-14) Argued December 2, 2015 – Decided June 14, 2016 ALBIN, J., writing for a majority of the Court ... and certain administrators caused them to enroll in Sanford Brown’s ultrasound technician program. Plaintiffs claimed that they sustained financial loss ... under the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (CFA), N.J.S.A . 56:8-1 to -195. The Appellate Division reversed ... the trial court improperly failed to enforce the arbitration agreement’s delegation clause. The panel found that the parties had clearly ... requirements of First Options of Chi., Inc. v. Kaplan , 514 U.S. 938 (1995), and Atalese v. U.S. Legal ...

docket:	A-31-14
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2016-06-14
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citation:	225 N.J. 289 137 A.3d 1168
Document Size:	145428

10 STATE OF NEW JERSEY v. JAMES FAIR -- rank: 949

... Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Monmouth County, Indictment No. 14-10- 1876. Joseph E. Krakora, Public Defender, attorney for appellant ... which was supervised by members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office (MCPO) and dubbed 'Operation Dead End,' targeted an alleged ... counts based on conversations intercepted on the wiretap of Fair's cell phone as well as other evidence uncovered during the ... for purposes of trial. As a result of the State's motion for joinder, on March 30, 2017, the trial judge ... evidence, under N.J.R.E. 404(b), of Fair's, Walker's, and Leonard's gang membership. After three days of ...

docket:	a2754-17
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2022-04-19
status:	Unpublished
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11 State v. Robert O. Marshall -- rank: 925

... to murder his wife, and sentenced to death. The State's theory at trial was that defendant had hired another to ... that court a petition for post-conviction relief (PCR). Defendant's amended petition contained a total of 548 grounds for reversal ... would be taken except on five claims involving defense counsel's representation in opening statement that defendant would testify, and defendant's competence to take part in the penalty-phase proceeding after ... defendant to present documentary evidence only. ����The court denied defendant's petition for PCR, finding defendant's legal arguments to be without merit and concluding that ...

docket:	a-38-95
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1997-03-05
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citation:	130 N.J. 109
Document Size:	586551

12 D.O., individually, and on behalf of M.O., a minor child v. JACKSON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION -- rank: 925

... what is described as a 'due process' hearing under 20 U.S.C. § 1415(f) concerning the sought-after alleged additional ... reasons explained in this opinion, we affirm the trial court's dismissal of the parent's lawsuit. As a threshold matter, this records case appears A ... 3783-19 2 to be moot, given the trial court's finding that the District supplied the parent with all of ... deprivation of educational services. Among other things, we reject appellant's argument that dicta within footnote 6 of the Supreme ...

docket:	a3783-19
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2021-07-19
status:	Unpublished
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13 SHERMAN V. CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A. -- rank: 919

... Citibank (South Dakota) credit cards. Sherman claims that: New Jersey's Retail Installment Sales Act of 1960 (RISA) forbids national banks ... to New Jersey customers from charging late-payment fees; Citibank's failure to disclose in its cardmember agreements and advertisements that ... are prohibited by New Jersey law violates the New Jersey's Consumer Fraud Act; and the imposition of the late-payment ... in its statutory definition of "interest." Citibank contends that Sherman's RISA claim, as well as his other claims, conflict with ... Following the institution of suit, the Law Division granted Citibank's motion to dismiss the complaint with prejudice. The Appellate Division affirmed. The Supreme Court granted Sherman's petition for certification. HELD: ����Late-payment fees are not " ...

docket:	a-102-94
court:	njsupreme
decided:	1995-11-28
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citation:	143 N.J. 35
Document Size:	152600

14 Lula M. Henry v. New Jersey Department of Human Services -- rank: 910

... complaint under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 to -49 (LAD). 2 In early ... on which to extend the statute of limitations on Henry’s retaliation claim. That cause of action accrued at or before ... If none exists, the court decides whether the trial court’s ruling on the law was correct. (pp. 9-10) 2 ... then shifts back to the employee to prove the employer’s stated reason was false and motivated by discriminatory intent. A ... would sometimes cause unnecessary harm without advancing its purpose. (pp. 14-15) 4. In Roa v. Roa , 200 N.J. 555 (2010), the Court considered a plaintiff’s argument that cancellation of his insurance after he was ...

docket:	a-69-09
court:	New Jersey Supreme Court
decided:	2010-12-10
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citation:	204 N.J. 320 9 A.3d 882
Document Size:	821745

15 Planned Parenthood of Central New Jersey v. John J. Farmer, Jr. -- rank: 907

... State statute, the Parental Notification for Abortion Act ( N.J.S.A. 9:17A-1.1 to -1.12), that conditions a minor's right to obtain an abortion on parental notification unless a ... on June 28, 1999. The Act sets forth the Legislature's findings that there exist compelling and important State interests in ... abortion or when the attending physician certifies in the minor's medical records that the abortion is necessary due to a ... that notification of the parent is not in the minor's best interests. If the judge does not make findings permitting waiver, the physician must comply with the Act's notice provisions before performing the abortion or face potential ...

docket:	a-52-99
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2000-08-15
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citation:	165 N.J. 609
Document Size:	135577