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 attempted to have the zoning maps changed and the property re-arranged according to a residential […]

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The governor requests information from the state attorney’s office on accused Orlando shooter’s record

Gov. 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, […]

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fed. District Court in CT Rules Meriden, CT’s Zoning Regulations Discriminatory

This post was originally published on the RLUIPA Defense blog by Evan Seeman, Esq. from Robinson & Cole, and reposted with permission. The district court has ruled that the City of Meriden, Connecticut (City) discriminated against Omar Islamic Center Inc. following the City’s rejection of the Islamic Center’s request to move its mosque to another […]

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