Court of Appeal GA Affirms Board of Commissioners Acted in Legislative Capacity When Requiring Rezoning and Not in a Quasi Judicial Capacity

This post was written by Tyler Doan, Esq. The Cook (Cook) Community purchased approximately 32.6 acres of land in Hall County to build about 200 attached townhouses. At the time of purchase, the land was classified as agricultural housing. Cook attempted to have the zoning maps changed and the property re-arranged according to a residential […]

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fed. District Court in NY Allows Intervenor Status to Sue Wireless Facilities

This post was written by Sebastian Perez, JD The proposed intervention seeks to challenge AT&T’s application for wireless facilities at St. Peter (“Chapel”) as a violation of the Telecommunications Act 1996 (“TCA”). The Judge had previously ordered the Plaintiff and Defendant’s proposed settlement agreement (“Settlement Agreement”), but the Court granted the Proposed Intervention motion (“Motion”) […]

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Tech consultant Nima Momeni’s attorney is on vacation, delaying a court date in the case of Bob Lee’s killing

Attorney Robert Canny, who stood in for his sister Paula Canny, outside the San Francisco courthouse at 850 Bryant Street on Friday.Lloyd Lee/Insider. Nima Momeni, the suspect in the killing of Cash App founder Bob Lee, will be arranged on April 25. Momeni’s lawyer, Paula Canny, is on vacation, Canny’s brother and fellow attorney told […]

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Va. attorney general creates task force to combat anti-Semitism

Comment on this story Comment Virginia’s attorney general announced the creation of a task force Wednesday to combat anti-Semitism, as anti-Semitic incidents have increased in Virginia and across the nation. The task force will monitor anti-Semitism, educate and investigate instances of hatred against Jews within the commonwealth, according to a news release from the office […]

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Seventh Circuit Upholds Digital Signage Ban Citing Recent Supreme Court Cases

This post originally appeared on Municipal Minute by Julie Tappendorf, Esq. from Ancel Glink and reposted with permission. We’ve written a number of posts in City Minutes discussing U.S. Supreme Court decisions in cases challenging the city’s code of conduct under the First Amendment. In 2015, we reported on the Court’s decision in Reed v. […]

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Disney has a strong case if it goes to court over Reedy Creek

Disney continued its longstanding silence over the fate of Reedy Creek on Wednesday, leaving strategists guessing over whether the company had struck a backroom deal with Gov. Ron DeSantis or not. However, an attorney said the company would have a strong chance of keeping the status quo if it decided to take a case to […]

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