VT Supreme Court Reverses and Remands Fine Calculation of Over Use of Property as Parking Lot

This post was authored by Gabriella Mickel, JD Candidate 2024, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. Defendant-landowner Sisters & Brothers Investment Group, LLP (SBIG) appealed an environmental-division enforcement order that prohibited them from using a property in the City of Burlington as a parking lot, requiring them to address site-improvement deficiencies as per […]

County employees to get pay increase

May 25—Most Flathead County employees will get a 4% raise while deputy county attorneys will see a total increase of 9% after county commissioners voted Tuesday to approve the wage bumps. The commissioners unanimously supported the pay hike, approving several resolutions that increase pay for elected officials, along with union and non-union employees within the […]

Top Trump attorney has recused himself from handling the Mar-a-Lago case

Washington CNN — Attorney Evan Corcoran reccused himself from representing former President Donald Trump in the special counsel investigation related to the Mar-a-Lago documents given that he tested for investigators, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN. Corcoran’s exit, which was first reported by The Washington Post, was an expected development after special counsel […]

WA Court of Appeals Finds Policy in City’s Comprehensive Plan Regarding Commercial Uses in Industrial Areas Did Not Apply to Centers and Shelters

This post was authored by Matthew Loescher, Esq. In 2018, the City of Puyallup adopted the Puyallup Municipal Ordinance (PMO) 3179, which established a new chapter of the Puyallup Municipal Code—chapter 20.72 (PMC 20.72). This new code chapter restricted the sites of day use centers and overnight shelters serving people experiencing homelessness within the City. […]