Superior Court

Judge Orders Decommissioning Temporarily Halted at Former Nuclear Plant

Lacey Officials, Oyster Creek Generating Station Owners Disagree on Land Use Oversight

Ocean County Superior Court Judge Francis R. Hodgson issued an order of temporary restraint to the owners of the shuttered Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station on June 2, stopping all decommissioning activities unrelated to site security and maintaining the dry cask storage of spent nuclear fuel.  Hodgson’s order came after counsel for Lacey Township filed a complaint against Holtec International […]

Case Closed: NJ Chief Justice Orders Courts on Hiatus Until March 30


Municipal court sessions across New Jersey have been suspended for two weeks in an effort to mitigate public exposure to COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that’s shut down state and local governments, schools and businesses around the country. On March 14, N.J. Supreme Court Chief Justice Stuart Rabner announced the 14-day suspension for individuals appearing on a traffic or parking ticket, […]