New Jersey Courts Post Their Biggest Day Since Tracking Began
By OmniLegislation Data Desk
Published August 17, 2026 · Updated August 17, 2026
New Jersey's courts entered 10 opinions into the record on August 16, the highest count for the state's courts since OmniLegislation's records began in April 2026 and roughly 14 times its trailing pace for a weekend day.
Why it matters: New Jersey practitioners and litigants now have 10 new opinions to review, well beyond what a weekend day usually brings from the state's courts.
The finding
All 10 items New Jersey contributed on August 16 were court opinions, matching the state's total for the day exactly. That tops the prior high in our tracking of 6 opinions, set August 13, 2026, which is not on the known bulk-load list, so this high does not trace to a data load. New Jersey's overall item count of 10 is also its highest since July 22, though that earlier date is on the known bulk-load list, so the new mark is the first clean comparison point in weeks.
National summary
Federal courts and agencies entered 101 items into the record, close to the trailing 30 day weekend average of about 100 for all federal activity combined. Federal opinions numbered 100, close to double the weekend average of about 50. Federal bills numbered 1, below the weekend average of about 2. No federal regulations or executive orders entered the record; the weekend average for federal regulations is about 46, and for executive orders it is less than 1. Across all jurisdictions, state courts and agencies combined for 40 items across 16 states, and combined with the federal total that puts 141 items in the record for the day.
State highlights
- New Jersey: 10 opinions entered the record, the highest for the state's courts since tracking began, against a trailing 30 day weekend average of about one opinion.
- New Mexico: 6 opinions entered the record, an unusually busy Sunday for the state's courts against a weekend average of about one every two days.
- Texas: 5 opinions entered the record, close to its trailing 30 day weekend average of about 4 opinions.
- Arizona: 3 opinions entered the record, more than double its trailing 30 day weekend average of about 1 opinion.
- Maryland: 2 opinions entered the record, above its trailing 30 day weekend average of about 1 opinion.
Bill actions
No tracked bill carried an action dated August 16.
| State | Type | Collected | Weekend average | Highest in tracking (date) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | Court opinion | 100 | 50.43 | 409 (May 18, 2026) (data load day) |
| US | Bill | 1 | 2.43 | 915 (July 3, 2026) (data load day) |
| US | Regulation | 0 | 46.43 | 1303 (June 15, 2026) (data load day) |
| US | Executive order | 0 | 0.57 | 18 (May 31, 2026) (data load day) |
| NJ | Court opinion | 10 | 0.71 | 10 (August 16, 2026, this day) |
| NM | Court opinion | 6 | 0.43 | 6 (August 16, 2026, this day) |
| TX | Court opinion | 5 | 4.14 | 129 (April 28, 2026) (data load day) |
| AZ | Court opinion | 3 | 1.14 | 5 (August 14, 2026) |
| MD | Court opinion | 2 | 1.43 | 7 (July 15, 2026) |
Methodology
"Collected" means the date OmniLegislation's pipeline processed each record, not the date it originated. Counts are deduplicated processed records from OmniLegislation's own pipeline. Baselines are trailing 30 day daily averages for the same kind of day, weekend days against weekend days and weekdays against weekdays, excluding known bulk-load days. Highest single-day counts are measured since tracking began on April 5, 2026 and include load days, which are labelled where they appear. Bill actions cover tracked bills only. This report covers August 16, 2026.