Browse New Jersey Supreme Court's 2025 caseload. 25 opinions with AI-powered summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
Deed Interpretation Prevails Over Adverse Possession Claim
Cynthia Johnson v. Denise Wilkerson, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on October 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns a dispute over a property boundary line and the in...
No-knock warrant upheld due to exigent circumstances
IMO Wilfredo Benitez, J.M.C, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on October 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a "no-knock" warrant was properly executed ...
NJ Supreme Court Reverses Conviction Over Improper Evidence
State v. Paul J. Caneiro, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on September 3, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The New Jersey Supreme Court reviewed the admissibility of certain evidence in a cri...
Parole Denial Upheld: Lack of Remorse Justified Denial
Fred Krug v. New Jersey State Parole Board, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on August 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Fred Krug, challenged the New Jersey State Parol...
NJ court allows IIED claim to proceed alongside discrimination claim
Salve Chipola, III v. Sean Flannery, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on August 7, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved whether a plaintiff's claim for intentional i...
Prior conviction evidence admissible for impeachment, appellate court rules
State v. Delshon J. Taylor Jr., decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on August 6, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant was convicted of aggravated assault and unlawful possession of...
Late Fifth Amendment 'no-comment' can be evidence of guilt
State v. Zaire J. Cromedy, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on August 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The New Jersey Supreme Court addressed whether a defendant's "no-comment" asserti...
NJ Court Rules City's Public Meeting Registration Policy Unconstitutional
States Newsroom Inc. v. City of Jersey City, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on August 4, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the City of Jersey City's ...
Officer's Qualified Immunity Affirmed in Traffic Stop Arrest Case
Keith Isaac, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on July 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute centered on whether the defendant, a former police officer, was entitled to qua...
NJ Supreme Court: "Plain Feel" Doctrine Requires Immediate Contraband Identification
State v. Shawn M. Fenimore, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The New Jersey Supreme Court addressed whether a "plain feel" exception to the wa...
Ford's Certified Pre-Owned Program Doesn't Violate NJ Franchise Law
New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers, Inc. v. Ford Motor Company, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on July 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The New Jersey Coalition of Automot...
Court Affirms Dismissal of ADA Claims Against Corrections Department
M.R. v. New Jersey Department of Corrections, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on July 28, 2025, resulted in a dismissed outcome. This case concerns whether the New Jersey Department of Corrections...
NJ Supreme Court: Warrantless cell phone searches allowed under narrow exigent circumstances
State v. Ebenezer Byrd; State v. Jerry J. Spraulding; State v. Gregory A. Jean-Baptiste, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on July 24, 2025, resulted in a mixed outcome. This case consolidates three...
Public Records Request Denied Due to Ongoing Investigation Exemption
Mirza M. Bulur v. the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on July 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Mirza M. Bulur, sued the New ...
Vehicle search upheld, conviction for drug possession affirmed
State v. Juan C. Hernandez-Peralta, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on July 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The defendant, Juan C. Hernandez-Peralta, appealed his conviction for pos...
NJ Supreme Court Denies Tax Exemption to For-Profit Hospital
Englewood Hospital & Medical Center v. State, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on July 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns whether Englewood Hospital and Medical Cente...
Zoning ordinance banning gentlemen's clubs near churches, schools, parks struck down
Donald Whiteman v. Township Council of Berkeley Township, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on July 10, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Donald Whiteman, sued the Township C...
NJ Court Affirms Dismissal of Retaliation Claims Against Altice USA
Gerald Fazio Jr. v. Altice USA, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on July 9, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Gerald Fazio Jr., sued Altice USA for alleged violations of the...
Father's "sham" business income properly imputed for child support
M.A. v. J.H.M., decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on May 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved a father's challenge to a child support order, arguing that the cour...
Lawyer disqualified for representing client adverse to former firm's client
In Re Opinion No. 735 of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on May 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Supreme Court of New...
Condemnation for private commercial lease fails public use test
Borough of Englewood Cliffs v. Thomas J. Trautner, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on May 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Borough of Englewood Cliffs sought to condemn a property...
NJ Court Rules Confession Involuntary Due to Coercive Interrogation
State v. John T. Bragg, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on May 6, 2025, resulted in a reversed outcome. The core dispute in State v. John T. Bragg centered on whether the defendant's confession wa...
NJ Court Affirms State's Contract Award Despite Protest
In the Matter of Protest Filed by El Sol Contracting and Construction Corp., Contract T100.638, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on May 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case conce...
NJ Court Affirms NJSDA Contract Award Despite Protest
In the Matter of Protest Filed by El Sol Contracting and Construction Corp., Contract T100.638, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on May 5, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case conce...
NJ Appeals Court Grants Standing for Adjudicatory Hearing on Permit
In Re Appeal of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's September 6, 2022 Denial of Request for Adjudicatory Hearing, decided by New Jersey Supreme Court on April 7, 2025, resulted in ...
CaseLawBrief tracks 25 opinions from New Jersey Supreme Court in 2025. This includes published and unpublished decisions.
The most common legal topics were: Fourth Amendment Search And Seizure (4 cases), Admissibility Of Evidence (2 cases), New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (NJLAD) (2 cases), Overbreadth Doctrine (2 cases), Deed Interpretation And Construction (1 cases).
Outcomes: Defendant Win: 17, Reversed: 2, Plaintiff Win: 4, Dismissed: 1, Mixed: 1.