NY Court of Appeals Upholds Denial of Area Variance Based on Characteristics of Environment and Because of Very Large Variance Requested

This post was written by Amy Lavine, Esq. The applicant has requested a variation of a number of different zoning requirements, including regulations for the minimum and total side plot area, front yard setback, front yard setback, back yard setback, and side yard setback, required in order to construct one prominent house. However, the zoning […]

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District attorney opposes release of special grand jury’s Trump report

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis told a judge Tuesday she opposes releasing to the public a report by a special purpose grand jury that spent months investigating former President Donald Trump’s behavior after the 2020 election. Describing herself as “one of the few people to have had the opportunity to read the report,” Willis […]

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Tire Nichols Death: Attorney Says Video Shows Police Beating

(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Memphis police officers beat motorist Tyre Nichols for three minutes, treating him like “a human piñata” in a “savage” encounter reminiscent of the infamous 1991 police beating of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King, attorneys for the family said Monday. Attorney Ben Crump said police video viewed by the family on Monday showed […]

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