GA Appeals Court Affirms that Board of Commissioners Acted in a Legislative Capacity When Placing Condition on a Rezoning and not in a Quasi-Judicial Capacity

This post was authored by Tyler Doan, Esq. Cook Communities (Cook) bought roughly 32.6 acres of land in Hall County to build approximately 200 attached townhomes. At the time of purchase, the land was zoned for agricultural housing. Cook sought to have the zoning map changed and the property rezoned as planned residential development. Cook […]

Man charged with murder of missing woman Manijeh “Mani” Starren

Prosecutors believe Joseph Steven Jorgenson dismembered his girlfriend, Manijeh “Mani” Starren, and hid her remains in a Woodbury storage facility. MAPLEWOOD, Minn. — The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office charged a Maplewood man Friday for allegedly killing and dismembering his girlfriend. Joseph Steven Jorgenson, 40, faces one count of second-degree murder in connection with the disappearance […]

Michigan AG charges 3 in signature fraud scandal involving governor’s race | Politics & Elections | Detroit

click to enlarge Courtesy photo Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed charges Thursday against three people accused of submitting thousands of forged nominating signatures that ended the candidacies of five Republican gubernatorial candidates last year. Willie Reed, 37; Shawn Wilmoth, 36; and Jamie Lynn Wilmoth, 36, were each charged with […]

NY Appellate Court Holds that 30-Day Statute of Limitations Restriction Applies to Waterfront Consistency Review which was also Part of the Site Plan Review

This post was authored by Tyler Doan, Esq. Respondent submitted a major site plan application to the City of Buffalo Planning Board seeking approval of the construction of four apartment buildings. On November 8, 2021, the Planning Board issued a negative declaration pursuant to the State Environmental Quality Review Act and a waterfront consistency review […]