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If the determination of whether defendant was a persistent offender subject to an extended term sentence under N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3 was made by a judge, instead of by a jury, see Erlinger v. United States, 602 U.S. 821 (2024), does harmless error analysis apply, and does the statutory language of N.J.S.A. 2C:44-3 require that a judge, not a jury, determine if a defendant is a persistent offender?

On this record of plaintiff’s criminal history and his twenty-one infractions while incarcerated, was the Parole Board’s imposition of a 200-month future eligibility term arbitrary, capricious, and unreasonable?

Was decedent, a public school teacher, an essential employee under N.J.S.A. 34:15-31.11 during the relevant time period and therefore entitled to a rebuttable presumption under N.J.S.A. 34:15-31.12 that decedent’s contraction of COVID-19 was work-related and fully compensable for purposes of workers’ compensation benefits?

Under the circumstances presented, where plaintiff alleges that he was sexually abused by a teacher at the teacher’s apartment, can plaintiff maintain causes of action for vicarious liability and breach of fiduciary duty against the board of education?

Under the circumstances presented, where plaintiffs allege that they were sexually abused by a former teacher on school grounds during school hours, can a public entity be held vicariously liable for those acts?