Richard Crema, Donald Maxwell, the South Jersey Shellfisherman’s Association, the American Littoral Society, and the…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey affirmed the Appellate Division's judgment, holding that the Department of Environmental Protection's "conceptual approval" of a large‑scale coastal development was not authorized by the Coastal Area Facility Review Act (CAFRA) or its implementing regulations and therefore was invalid. The Court required that any such approval authority be established through rulemaking with clear substantive and procedural standards.