This post was originally published on the RLUIPA Defense blog by Evan Seeman, Esq. and Madeleine Laffitte, Esq. from Robinson Cole and reposted with permission. On December 30, 2022, the district court dismissed the Catholic high school’s RLUIPA challenge, rendering a summary judgment on all claims in favor of the City of Madison, Wisconsin, and […]
Continue ReadingThis 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. […]
Continue ReadingFebruary 8, 2023 – Companies generally try to avoid public litigation against a state attorney general at all costs, as it can be catastrophic. (“Developing a strategy for settling multistate AG investigations,” Reuters Legal News, Nov. 10, 2022) In those instances where a confidential regulatory investigation precipitated the filing of a complaint, the state attorney […]
Continue ReadingThis 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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