Donald Trump’s apparent admittance during a campaign rally in Florida that he removed presidential documents after he left office has been described as damaging to his case in the criminal trial by legal experts. Lawyer George Conway, husband of former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway and frequent Trump critic, was one of those who commented…
NY Appellate Court Affirms Approval of Solar Farm Application Under Prior Zoning Regulations
This post was authored by Amy Lavine, Esq. A recent appellate court decision from New York upheld a planning board determination finding that a solar farm application was exempt from newly-enacted restrictions on the sitting of solar energy facilities because the application was pending when the legislation was passed. The property owner in this case…
Biden Updates When You’ll Get Them
AleksandarNakic / Getty Images Despite a number of legal challenges that aim to block the US government’s student loan forgiveness plan — including a federal appeals court decision to delay the plan — President Joe Biden sounds confident that borrowers who qualify for relief will see their debt canceled within the next couple of weeks….
This Week in the Supreme Court – Week commencing 7th November 2022 – UKSCBlog
Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website. On Tuesday 8th November the Court will hear the case Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd (a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands) v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltdon appeal from [2020] EWCA Civ 1521. The hearing will be at 10:30 in…
Business Enabling Environment
We Mean Business coalition is generously supported by a growing number of leading philanthropic organisations and different funders. Between 2015 and 2020, companies with accredited science-based targets reduced combined scope 1 and a pair of emissions by 29% on common. At Business Sweden, we do management consulting with the next objective. When joining us, you…
NY Appellate Court Affirms Denial of Liquor Store’s Application to Expand Retail Space
Posted by: Patricia Salkin | October 25, 2022 NY Appellate Court Affirms Denial of Liquor Store’s Application to Expand Retail Space This post was authored by Amy Lavine, Esq. A determination from the New York State Liquor Authority (NYSLA) that denied a liquor store’s application to expand its retail premises by 65 percent was upheld…
Abortion doctor sues Indiana AG
An Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio is suing Indiana’s attorney general. INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio is suing Indiana’s attorney general, seeking to block him from using allegedly “frivolous” consumer complaints to issue subpoenas seeking patients’…
Alex Jones could owe $2.75 trillion Sandy Hook punitive damages
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones — already on the hook for $965 million a court says he owes families of children killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting — could owe trillions more in a new phase of the case that started Friday in a Connecticut courtroom. Lawyers for the Sandy Hook families and an FBI…
Subpoena deadline slips for Trump Jan. 6 documents as talks continue
Trump’s lawyers and a spokesman have declined multiple requests for an update on the status of negotiations with the select committee. Securing Trump’s testimony remains a longshot for the committee, which is set to dissolve at the end of the year. Trump’s attorneys at the Dhillon Law Group have already raised concerns about the procedures…
Public Prosecutors Office of the Athens Court of Appeal v O’Connor (Northern Ireland) [2022] UKSC 4 – UKSCblog
In this post, Mark Summers KC and James Stansfeld of Matrix Chambers comment on the Supreme Court’s decision in Public Prosecutors Office of the Athens Court of Appeal v O’Connor (Northern Ireland) [2022] UKSC 4. The problems associated with appellate time limits under the Extradition Act are long-standing and notorious. As part of the then…