Tag: #StatutoryInterpretation

In re Ridgefield Park Bd. of Educ.

In In re Ridgefield Park Bd. of Educ., the NJ Supreme Court ruled N.J.S.A. 18A:16-17.2 mandates that, when employees of local school boards reach Tier 4 contribution levels in their first

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Commonwealth v. Nunez

In Commonwealth v. Nunez, the Superior Court issued its second opinion of the week regarding the Drug Overdose Response Immunity Act. The Court again found that the Act did not provide

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Commonwealth v. South

In Commonwealth v. South, the Superior Court interpreted and applied the Drug Overdose Response Immunity Act, holding that the defendant failed to produce evidence showing: (1) that the person who

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State v. Cruz-Pena

In State v. Cruz-Pena, the New Jersey Supreme Court held that a jury could make the highly fact-sensitive determination that the defendant committed kidnapping because the victim was held against

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Sanchez v. Sec’y US DHS

In Sanchez v. Sec’y US DHS, the 3rd Circuit held that conferral of Temporary Protected Status under § 1254a of the Immigration and Nationality Act does not constitute an “admission”

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In re Estate of Charles L. Small

In the case of In re Estate of Charles L. Small, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court determined that Mother failed to demonstrate Decedent was a dependent child – and concomitantly, that

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United States v. Birt

In United States v. Birt, the Third Circuit held that a conviction under 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C) is not a “covered offense” within the meaning of the First

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