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 the requirements imposed on any development — and not just administrative requirements imposed on an ad […]

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NY Court of Appeals Upholds Compensation for Partial Collection

This post was written by Ashlee Vega- Slattery, University of Touro Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center The question at 20 Rewe Street, LTD v New York State is whether landlords were adequately compensated by the State for taking part of their property in Brooklyn. The property, which is located in a manufacturing/industrial zone and covers […]

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District attorney opposes release of special grand jury’s Trump report

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis told a judge Tuesday she opposes releasing to the public a report by a special purpose grand jury that spent months investigating former President Donald Trump’s behavior after the 2020 election. Describing herself as “one of the few people to have had the opportunity to read the report,” Willis […]

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Tire Nichols Death: Attorney Says Video Shows Police Beating

(MEMPHIS, Tenn.) — Memphis police officers beat motorist Tyre Nichols for three minutes, treating him like “a human piñata” in a “savage” encounter reminiscent of the infamous 1991 police beating of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King, attorneys for the family said Monday. Attorney Ben Crump said police video viewed by the family on Monday showed […]

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