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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-40-25 In re Opinion No. 749 of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics (091434) May an attorney concurrently serve as corporation counsel for a municipality and as general counsel for a regional fire and rescue organization that serves that same municipality and several neighboring municipalities?
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A-39-25 State v. Samantha E. Bonora (091239) Read Appellate Opinion A-1602-24 In this matter in which the State alleges that defendant was under the influence of illegal substances and caused a crash resulting in a death and injuries, was the warrant – which authorized the State to search the entire contents of defendant’s cellular phone for the four-year period before the crash for evidence relevant to the State’s investigation– supported by probable cause and sufficiently particular?
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A-38-25 State v. Zak A. Missak (091229) Read Appellate Opinion A-2602-23 In this matter in which the State alleges that defendant used his cellular phone to communicate with an individual that he believed to be a fourteen-year-old girl over a two-day period to solicit her to meet him for a sexual encounter, and that defendant then traveled to an agreed upon location to perform sex acts with her, and defendant was arrested for second-degree attempted sexual assault and second-degree luring, was the warrant allowing the State to search the entire contents of defendant’s cellular phone supported by probable cause and sufficiently particular?
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A-37-25 State v. Corey J. Otte (091685) Read Appellate Opinion A-2183-23 If a defendant pleads guilty and the plea does not contemplate pretrial intervention (PTI), is the defendant precluded from admission to PTI?
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A-36-25 State v. Jakil J. Bryant (090910) Read Appellate Opinion A-2084-23 Under the circumstances presented, did exigent circumstances justify the warrantless search of the backpack in which police officers found a firearm?
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A-33/34/35-25 Jessica Garcia v. Union City Board of Education; Jane Doe v. Union City Board of Education (091468) Read Appellate Opinion A-2404-24/A-0338-25 Does the extended statute of limitations for sexual abuse actions and two-year filing window for otherwise time-barred sexual abuse actions in the Child Victims Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:14-2a to -2c, apply to Law Against Discrimination (LAD) claims, can plaintiffs assert hostile educational environment claims under the LAD for conduct that occurred before the Court recognized that cause of action, and under the circumstances presented, can defendant be held vicariously liable for sexual abuse committed by an employee?
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A-32-25 In the Matter of Registrant J.M. (090822) Read Appellate Opinion A-3020-23 Can an individual be subject to Megan’s Law in New Jersey based on a plea in another jurisdiction under North Carolina v. Alford, 400 U.S. 25 (1970), in which the individual did not admit guilt, when Alford pleas are not permitted in New Jersey?
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A-31-25 Jean Clau S. Wright (a/k/a Jean Claude S. Wright) v. New Jersey State Parole Board (091603) Read Appellate Opinion A-2328-24 Is a term of mandatory parole supervision under the No Early Release Act, N.J.S.A. 2C:43-7.2(c), which “shall commence upon the completion of the sentence of incarceration imposed by the court,” tolled by civil immigration detention?
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A-30-25 Estate of Victor Gaza, Jr. v. Joseph Popovich, M.D. (091401) Read Appellate Opinion A-2310-22 In this medical malpractice action, where the jury found defendant liable for sixty percent of plaintiffs’ damages and the trial court denied defendant’s motion to mold the verdict to reduce his liability, can defendant be held one hundred percent liable under the Comparative Negligence Act, N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.1 to -5.8, and other authority, or was the trial court required to reduce the verdict to reflect the jury’s 60/40 allocation of fault between himself and a dismissed defendant?
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A-29-25 Henry Okiogah v. New Jersey Transit (090856) Read Appellate Opinion A-2363-23 Where plaintiff was struck by a New Jersey Transit bus, was discharged from a rehabilitation center over four months later, and sent a notice of tort claim sixteen days after he was discharged, did plaintiff demonstrate “sufficient reasons constituting extraordinary circumstances” to file a late notice of tort claim under N.J.S.A. 59:8-9?
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A-28-25 In the Matter of the Estate of Frank D. Carone (091316) Read Appellate Opinion A-0858-24/A-0860-24 Do plaintiffs have standing to challenge decedents’ wills under the circumstances presented?
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A-27-25 Lynette Johnson v. City of East Orange (090953) Read Appellate Opinion A-2489-23 Where the City of East Orange sold plaintiff’s commercial property following an in rem tax foreclosure and retained the surplus equity prior to the decision in Tyler v. Hennepin County, 598 U.S. 631 (2023), can plaintiff maintain a claim for just compensation if the taking is within the relevant statute of limitations?
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A-26-25 Board of Education of the City of Absecon v. Board of Education of the City of Pleasantville (091051) Read Appellate Opinion A-3237-22 When the Acting Commissioner of Education denied the Board of Education of the City of Absecon’s petition to sever the sending-receiving relationship with the Pleasantville Board of Education, did she exceed her statutory authority under N.J.S.A. 18A:38-13; was the decision consistent with case law; and was the decision arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable?
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A-25-25 Kevin Moran, c/o Sea Point Condominium Association, Inc. v. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (091188) Read Appellate Opinion A-0804-23 Does the Public Access Law, N.J.S.A. 13:1D-150 to -156, codify the public trust doctrine or expand it, and if the Public Access Law expands the public trust doctrine, does it constitute a facial taking of private property without just compensation?
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A-23/24-25 In re Registrant S.O.; In re Registrant G.N. (091011) Read Appellate Opinion A-2878-23/A-2880-23 When considering a registrant’s application to terminate Megan’s Law and Community Supervision for Life obligations, does the phrase “not likely to pose a threat to the safety of others” in N.J.S.A. 2C:7-2(f) and N.J.S.A. 2C:43-6.4(c) apply to both non-sexual and sexual re-offenses, or is the inquiry limited only to subsequent sexual re-offenses?
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S-73/74-25 State v. Walter J. Gilliano (091601) In this matter, the Court determines that defendant could not establish that the existing jury pool violated his right to trial by a jury drawn from a representative cross-section of the community, and agrees with the trial court’s determination not to dismiss the jury pool that had been summoned before the Governor issued Executive Order 411, which restored the right to serve on a jury to individuals with certain convictions for an indictable offense under New Jersey law and was effectively immediately.
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A-22-25 In the Matter of the Registration of K.M. (090713) Read Appellate Opinion A-1841-23 Can conduct committed by a co-conspirator be used to determine a Megan’s Law registrant’s score on factor two (degree of contact) of the Registrant Risk Assessment Scale?
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A-21-25 David B. Wilson v. City of Newark (090835) Read Appellate Opinion A-1709-23 Under the circumstances presented, was the City of Newark entitled to immunity under the New Jersey Tort Claims Act, N.J.S.A. 59:4-2, given that N.J.S.A. 27:5G-4 requires that signs be posted on, and at the last safe exit or detour preceding, a railroad bridge or overpass with less than 14 feet 6 inches of clearance, and was plaintiff required to present expert testimony in support of his contention that the City acted palpably unreasonably?
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A-20-25 State v. Gabriel T. Matos (091106) Read Appellate Opinion A-1269-23 Did the lack of a jury instruction about the purpose of fresh complaint testimony constitute plain error, was evidence about prior uncharged bad acts that occurred in New York admissible, did the prosecutor’s comments during opening and closing statements improperly bolster the victim’s testimony and inflame the jury, and did those alleged errors individually or cumulatively amount to reversible error?
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A-13/14/15/16/17/18/19-25 Jersey City Municipal Utilities Authority v. Town of Dover (090814) Read Appellate Opinion A-1587-21 Do the 1971 settlement agreement and the 1984 amendment to that settlement agreement constitute an unlawful perpetual municipal contract without a finite endpoint, are they void as against public policy and the Clean Water Act, and are they terminated if the capacity of the Rockaway Valley Regional Sewerage Authority treatment plant expands beyond twelve million gallons per day?
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