Posted by: Patricia Salkin | June 30, 2023 NY Court of Appeals Rejects SEQRA and Consistency with LWRP and Zoning Ordinance Claims Finds Moot Issue The petitioner filed Section 78 which continues to invalidate the Erie Canal Port Development Corporation’s designation of negative statements under SEQRA with respect to the construction project and for the […]
Continue ReadingThis post was written by Sebastian Perez, JD The question before the Court of Appeals of Georgia (“Court”) is at what point a landlord has rights to the fixed property at which Plaintiff purchased the subject property (“Property”) to develop a 9,000-square-foot lot when the county zoning code (“Code”) allowed such densities at the time […]
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland pushed back Friday against claims from IRS whistleblowers that the Justice Department interfered with the investigation into Hunter Biden, saying more broadly that attacks on the department’s independence are corrosive. The Republican-led House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday released a transcript of testimony from Gary Shapley, an […]
Continue ReadingThis post was written by Tyler Doan, Esq. The plaintiff appealed against the decision of ZBA city, city council, and related defendants opposing dismissal by ZBA for a challenge to the zoning officer’s determination that the proposed subsurface sewage system is a permissible use of non-residential accessories that can be placed in split lots (one […]
Continue ReadingNEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The mother of a 6-year-old Virginia boy who shot and wounded his teacher had a series of miscarriages and post-partum depression in the year before the shooting, her attorney said Friday, after she was arraigned on charges of child neglect and failing to secure the handgun his son used in the […]
Continue ReadingThis post was written by Matthew Loescher, Esq. Representatives for the City of Paris, Kentucky, submitted an application for an amendment to the zoning map to rezon the 47-acre property from a conservation district to light industrial. The City of Paris Commission and its representatives entered into non-disclosure agreements with prospective corporate buyers to conceal […]
Continue ReadingThis post was written by Julie Tappendorf and Tyler Smith of Ancel Glink and originally posted on Municipal Minute and reposted with permission. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled against billboard companies in a First Amendment challenge to county sign codes. GEFT Outdoors, LLC v. Monroe County. A billboard company attempted to install […]
Continue ReadingA 2015 law that appears poised to cut Michigan’s 4.25% state income tax would only keep that cut in place for one year, according to an advisory opinion published by Attorney General Dana Nessel Tuesday. The law, passed by Republicans during the administration of Gov. Rick Snyder, dictated that if government revenue grows faster than […]
Continue ReadingThe Manhattan grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump over a payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels will hear from an additional witness on Monday, attorney and longtime Trump ally Bob Costello, sources familiar with the matter told ABC News. Costello at one point represented Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer and attorney, who is […]
Continue ReadingAt least one attorney is predicting a prompt acquittal for Alex Murdaugh in his double trial murder. Anahita Sedaghatfar told “Fox News @ Night” she initially thought Murdaugh — who was accused of killing his wife and one of his sons, Paul — would be faced with a hung jury, but now believes Colleton County, […]
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