Note: The real cases below are selected for illustrative purposes only. CNEJL will make a final selection later.
Case State Type Topic(s) Summary
MN
Civil
Disability rights
Mentally retarded in institutions ... NEED 150-CHARACTER, ACCURATE TEXT
CA
Civil
Equal protection
Fourteenth Amendment
Fundamental rights
School finance
Fourteenth Amendment
Fundamental rights
School finance
California's public-school, general-fund financing structure violates equal protection and is invalid because education is a "fundamental" right under the California and US Constitutions, and because the "wealth" of a school district is a "suspect classification".
119 N.J. Super. 91 (App. Div. 1971)
NJ Superior Court?
Decided: Jan 1, 1971
NJ
Civil
Consumer
New York default judgment not entitled to full faith and credit in NJ due to lack of jurisdiction, in scam where NJ resident had no real connection with NY.
NJ
Criminal
Right to counsel: Criminal
Along with State v. Conley, established right to counsel in NJ municipal court when imprisonment or large fine is actually threatened or when there is a likelihood of conviction.
75 N.J. 232 (1978)
NJ Supreme Court?
Decided: Jan 1, 1978
NJ
Civil
Public assistance
Reverses lower court and holds that county welfare board does not have standing to pursue an appeal from a decision of the state welfare department in favor of the recipient.