NY Appellate Court Rules that Lawsuit Challenging “House of Worship Law” was Timely Filed and Sufficiently Alleged SEQRA Violations

NY Appellate Court Rules that Lawsuit Challenging “House of Worship Law” was Timely Filed and Sufficiently Alleged SEQRA Violations

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This post was authored by Amy Lavine, Esq.

The NY Appellate Division, Second Department, issued a pair of SEQRA decisions in March, 2023 involving the Village of Chestnut Ridge’s 2019 “House of Worship Law,” which sought to allow additional gathering

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NY Lower Court Finds that Local Law to Promote Affordable Housing was Improperly Adopted Because of Inadequate SEQRA Review

NY Lower Court Finds that Local Law to Promote Affordable Housing was Improperly Adopted Because of Inadequate SEQRA Review

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This post was authored by Amy Lavine, Esq,

A recent decision from the Suffolk County Supreme Court, Matter of Save Sag Harbor v Village of Sag Harbor, involving the village’s adoption of a local law that expanded the definition

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Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Dismisses First Amendment Challenges to Adult-Entertainment Ordinance

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Dismisses First Amendment Challenges to Adult-Entertainment Ordinance

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This post was authored by Matthew Loescher, Esq.

In 2003, the City of Augusta, Georgia enacted an adult-entertainment ordinance with the stated purpose of combating negative secondary effects associated with adult-oriented businesses. The owners and operators of two longstanding nude-dancing

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CA Appeals Court Finds Ordinance Limiting Transient Commercial Use of Residential Property Did Not Violate Substantive Due Process

CA Appeals Court Finds Ordinance Limiting Transient Commercial Use of Residential Property Did Not Violate Substantive Due Process

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This post was authored by Matthew Loescher, Esq.

Plaintiffs William and Susan Hobbs and Donald and Irma Shirkey brought this case asking the court to find that defendant City of Pacific Grove—by granting them one-year licenses to offer residential real

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IA Appeals Courtroom Affirms Zoning Board of Annulment’s Choice that Particular Use Allow Was Cheap and Supported by Substantial Proof

IA Appeals Courtroom Affirms Zoning Board of Annulment’s Choice that Particular Use Allow Was Cheap and Supported by Substantial Proof

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This submit was authored by Anna Kim, Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Legislation Heart

The appellant, Donald, and Judith Brinkley, appealed and argued that the Metropolis of Milford Zoning Board of Adjustment (Board) illegally granted the particular use allow to

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