This post was authored by Ashlee Vega- Slattery, Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center

The question in 20 Rewe Street, LTD v State of New York is whether a landowner was adequately compensated by the State for the partial taking of their Brooklyn property. The property, located in a manufacturing/industrial zone and totaling 39,900 square feet, was primarily unimproved; it consists only of a concrete wall and chain-link fence, and was used for storage and parking. In January of 2012, the New York State Department of Transportation seized 27,041 square feet from the northern side of the property, leaving

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona’s Republican legal professional common introduced Wednesday {that a} pre-statehood regulation that bans all abortions is enforceable and that he’ll quickly file for the elimination of an injunction that has blocked it for almost 50 years.

Legal professional Basic Mark Brnovich’s workplace stated after the US Supreme Court docket overturned its 1973 choice that stated abortion was a constitutional proper that he was weighing whether or not the previous regulation might be enforced.

His choice places him at odds with Republican Gov. Doug Ducey. The governor had stated after he signed a brand new regulation banning abortions

Attorneys representing at least 15 former Northwestern University student athletes announced plans Wednesday to sue the university over allegations that its athletics department fostered a “toxic culture” that facilitated harassment and sexual abuse.

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said the legal team is also speaking to at least 50 other former student athletes as they prepare the lawsuit.

“What they shared with us was clearly a pattern and practice of a culture that was predicated on physical intimidation, harassment, discrimination, abuse – both mentally and sexually – and it was normalized,” Crump said at a news conference in Chicago Wednesday.

This post was authored by Tyler Doan, Esq.

Petitioner owns property on one side of a road. Respondent owns roughly 6.8 acres across the road from Petitioner that contains a two-story 97 room hotel. Both properties are located within a Highway Commercial zoning district which exists “to encourage a full range of commercial activity along major highways.” The two properties are surrounded by other commercial properties.

In 2015 Respondent applied to the ZBA for an area variance to construct two new hotels on its property. In a determination dated January 28, 2016, the ZBA granted the variances. In a CPLR

This post was authored by Sebastian Perez, JD

The question before the Court of Appeals of Georgia (the “Court”) was at what point a landowner had vested rights in real property where Plaintiff purchased the subject property (the “Property”) to develop 9,000 square foot lots when the county’s zoning code (the “Code”) allowed for such density at the time but was later amended to require larger sizes. After the county, where the Property was located, passed, and extended a moratorium on processing land disturbance permits, the Plaintiff’s application to develop the Property was returned due to the moratorium. Plaintiff sought

Posted by: Patricia Salkin | June 30, 2023

NY Appellate Court Dismisses SEQRA and Consistency with LWRP and Zoning Ordinance Claims Finding the Matter Moot

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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 more than two dozen crimes, including conducting a criminal enterprise, forgery, and false pretenses.

They face up to 20 years in prison.

At a news conference, Nessel said the Wilmoths, who are married, and Reed were “the worst actors,” but additional signature collectors could be

NEW CITY, NY − With more than 100 firefighters and supporters chanting “No plea deal” and denouncing a New York district attorney outside the courthouse, two rabbis pleaded guilty in no jail time to causing a double fatal adult home fire in March 2021.

As part of the deal, Nathaniel Sommer pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree manslaughter, a felony, and is expected to be sentenced to five years probation. His son, Aaron, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor, which will carry a sentence of three years probation.

Rockland County Court Judge Kevin Russo