Texas governor names second interim attorney general ahead of Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

Texas governor names second interim attorney general ahead of Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial

DALLAS (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has picked a longtime aide to serve as the state’s second acting attorney general following Republican Ken Paxton’s historic impeachment on allegations of misconduct and crimes, the governor’s office announced Monday.

Angela Colmenero

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

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

Attorney Bryan Kohberger says there is ‘no connection’ between him and the Idaho students who were killed

Attorney Bryan Kohberger says there is ‘no connection’ between him and the Idaho students who were killed

In a new court filing by an attorney for Bryan Kohberger, the suspect in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students last fall, attorney Jay Logsdon argued “there is no connection between Mr. Kohberger and the victims.”

“There

PA Court of Appeals Finds Competing Hotel Owners Have No Right to Challenge Zoning Board Decisions

PA Court of Appeals Finds Competing Hotel Owners Have No Right to Challenge Zoning Board Decisions

This post was written by Gabriella Mickel, 2024 JD candidate, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University

In this case, the owner of a competing hotel, South Bethlehem Associates, LP, challenged the Bethlehem Township Pennsylvania Zoning Board’s decision

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds Legislative Requirements Subject to Nexus-And-Proportionality Requirements

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Holds Legislative Requirements Subject to Nexus-And-Proportionality Requirements

This post was written by Robert Thomas, Esq. and originally appeared on the InverseCondemnation Blog and reposted with permission. See, https://www.inversecondemnation.com/inversecondemnation/2023/05/ca6-legislative-conditions-are-subject-to-nexus-and-proportionality-requirements.html

6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Knight v. Metro. Nashville Government, No. 21-6179 (May 10, 2023) states that

A Texas House committee accused Ken Paxton of some serious misconduct.  Now it wants the Trump-backed attorney general impeached.

A Texas House committee accused Ken Paxton of some serious misconduct. Now it wants the Trump-backed attorney general impeached.

Ken Paxton

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton tests in front of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, just a few days before a grand jury indicts him on three felony.Robert Daemmrich Photography Inc/Corbis via Getty Images

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