Open this photo in gallery: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been under FBI investigation for years over accusations that he used his office to help a donor and was separately indicated on securities fraud charges in 2015, but has yet to stand trial.Tony Gutierrez/The Associated Press Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton teetered on the […]
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, Texas – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday urged his supporters to protest at the state Capitol when Republicans in the House of Representatives take up historic impeachment proceedings that threatened to oust him The House has set a Saturday vote to consider impeaching Paxton and suspending him from office over allegations of […]
Continue ReadingA George Soros-bankrolled prosecutor in St. Louis already mired in accusations of negligence and misconduct was a hit with more bad news on Friday, when one of the few remaining prosecutors who handled the city’s most violent felonies abruptly resigned, citing a “toxic work environment.” Natalia Ogurkiewicz, 27, joined the office of St. Louis Circuit […]
Continue ReadingGov. Ron DeSantis’ office sent a letter to the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s office Tuesday requesting information about the criminal history of the man accused of shooting five people in Pine Hills last week, killing three of them, including a 9-year-old girl and a TV news reporter. The letter, signed by DeSantis’ general counsel Ryan Newman, […]
Continue ReadingThis post was originally published in Municipal Minute by Julie Tappendorf, Esq. from Ancel Glink and reposted with permission At Xochi, LLC v. Galena City, Illinois Court of Appeals found City immune from liability under the Tort Immunity Act for claims relating to zoning approvals relating to cannabis dispensaries and upheld the dismissal of the […]
Continue ReadingDisney 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 […]
Continue ReadingThis post was written by Amy Lavine, Esq. The Massachusetts case decided in August considered the City of Nantucket’s zoning definitions for “hot tub/spa” and “swimming pool”. Specifically, the zoning code defines a “hot tub/spa” as a structure with a surface area of less than 150 square feet and a depth of more than two […]
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