This post was authored by Gabriella Mickel, JD Candidate 2024, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University
In this case, a competing hotel owner, South Bethlehem Associates, LP, challenged the decision of the Zoning Hearing Board of Bethlehem
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WA Court of Appeals Finds Policy in City’s Comprehensive Plan Regarding Commercial Uses in Industrial Areas Did Not Apply to Centers and Shelters
This post was authored by Matthew Loescher, Esq.
In 2018, the City of Puyallup adopted the Puyallup Municipal Ordinance (PMO) 3179, which established a new chapter of the Puyallup Municipal Code—chapter 20.72 (PMC 20.72). This new code chapter restricted the
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Dismisses First Amendment Challenges to Adult-Entertainment Ordinance
This post was authored by Matthew Loescher, Esq.
In 2003, the City of Augusta, Georgia enacted an adult-entertainment ordinance with the stated purpose of combating negative secondary effects associated with adult-oriented businesses. The owners and operators of two longstanding nude-dancing
Barry Morphew attorneys go after prosecutors | courts
Suzanne Morphew is still missing, but the case still haunts attorneys on both sides.
Nearly a year to the day since the case became the 49-year-old Maysville mother’s disappearance was dismissed, her husband’s attorney has filed a complaint against the
Fed. Dist. Court in NY Allows Intervenor Status to Challenge Wireless Facility
This post was authored by Sebastian Perez, JD
Proposed intervenors sought to challenge AT&T’s application for a wireless facility at St. Peter’s chapel (the “Chapel”) as violative of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (“TCA”). The judge had previously ordered Plaintiff’s
IL Appellate Court Holds City Immune From Tort Liability in Zoning Case
This post was originally published in Municipal Minute by Julie Tappendorf, Esq. of Ancel Glink and is reposted with permission
In Xochi, LLC v. City of Galena, the Illinois Appellate Court found the City immune from liability under the Tort
OH Appeals Court Holds Enforcement Officer was Entitled to Statutory Immunity
This post was authored by Matthew Loescher, Esq.
Property owner Powlette filed a malicious prosecution suit against the township’s zoning code enforcement officer, Carlson, alleging that the officer engaged in intentional and malicious conduct by swearing to a second criminal
Arizona lawyer normal: Pre-1901 abortion ban enforceable
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s Republican lawyer normal introduced Wednesday {that a} pre-statehood legislation that bans all abortions is enforceable and that he’ll quickly file for the elimination of an injunction that has blocked it for almost 50 years.
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Second Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Selective Enforcement and Equal Protection Claims in Treehouse Permitting Case
This post was authored by Amy Lavine, Esq.
in Lepper v. Scordinothe Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of selective enforcement and class-of-one equal protection claims involving a treehouse that was built without a permit.
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US Attorney David Weiss defends Hunter Biden probe amid GOP accusations
Washington — David Weiss, the Trump-appointed US attorney in Delaware who recently brought criminal charges against Hunter Biden, has spoken out for the first time since reaching a plea deal with the president’s son. In a letter sent Friday to