Comment on this story Comment TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel’s attorney general warned on Thursday against a raft of legislation being proposed by the expected next government, saying some of the planned new laws would imperil the country’s democratic principles. Gali Baharav-Miara’s comments set up what’s expected to be a major clash between the next…
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Congressional Republicans divided on attacking Trump investigations
Comment on this story Comments Republicans in Congress are splintering over how aggressively to run interference for former president Donald Trump as he faces potential criminal prosecutors, with only his closest allies planning to directly attack the Department of Justice investigations now under the purview of special counsel Jack Smith. The chasm between lawmakers who…
NY Appellate Court Upholds Finding that Planning and Architectural Review Board Improperly Classified Project on SEQRA but Finds Appropriate Review was
Posted by: Patricia Salkin | November 18, 2022 NY Appellate Court Upholds Finding that Planning and Architectural Review Board Improperly Classified Project on SEQRA but Finds Appropriate Review was Conducted Petitioners sought to annul the decision of the Village Planning and Architectural Review Board which issued a negative declaration under the State Environmental Quality Review…
NY Appellate Court Upholds Area Variance Denial and Refuses to Entertain Bias Claim Raised on Appeal for the First Time
Posted by: Patricia Salkin | November 24, 2022 NY Appellate Court Upholds Area Variance Denial and Refuses to Entertain Bias Claim Raised on Appeal for the First Time The Petitioner’s application for area variances to build a single-family dwelling on a substandard lot in the Town was denied. The petitioner appealed to the trial court…
NY Appellate Court Upholds Board of Standards and Appeals Determination Finding it Was Based on Substantial Evidence
This post was authored by Jennifer Champey, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Touro Law Center This case, decided by the Appellate Division, First Department of New York, on appeal addresses a matter pertaining to the northern section of a side lot in New York City. The court discussed the application of Zoning Resolutions and found that the…
Journalist sues Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt over records
An Oklahoma-based journalist is suing the state’s governor and attorney general over delays to multiple open records requests, including some filed more than a year ago. In preparation for a book on Indigenous rights, Rebeca Nagle requested copies of emails, letters, documents and calendars from the offices of Gov. Kevin Stitt and Attorney General John…
MI Appeals Court Finds Public Nuisance Case Involving Trees and Aircrafts Should Have Been Reviewed Using State, Rather Than Federal, Standards
This post was authored by Matthew Loescher, Esq. The trial court found that trees on Suzanne Yopek’s property were a public nuisance that had to be abated because, under federal regulations, they encroached into the area used by aircraft when they land or take off from the Brighton Airport. This area was also known as…
NH Supreme Court Holds Waiver Granted to Different Project Five Years Earlier Did Not Apply to Subsequent Application for Elderly Housing Facility
This post was authored by Tracy Feldman, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Touro Law Center Property owners, who are seeking to construct an elderly housing facility, appealed from a denial of a requested waiver of density requirements set forth in the zoning ordinance. The requested waiver had been denied, first by the town planning board and then…
Feds. Dist. Court in MA Denies Motion to Dismiss Claims Alleging Violations of the FHA, Equal Protection, Substantive Due Process in Alleged Discrimination
This post was authored by Christina Conroy, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Touro Law Center The Valentins, a Black couple of Haitian origin who have lived in the town of Natick, Massachusetts for about 30 years and work as condominium developers, submitted an application for a permit to develop a condominium project and establish affordable housing in…
MO Appeals Court finds that a “property” owner failed to provide sufficient evidence for his parcel of land to be re-zoned for commercial use
This post was authored by Jennifer Autar, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Touro Law Center Defendant-Respondent Ray Dickhaner, LLC (“Dickhaner”) owns a 1.6-acre parcel in the City of Arnold (“Arnold”) and formally requested in January 2021 that it be re-zoned for commercial use. The City of Arnold denied his request, and Dickhaner filed this action in circuit…