The Substantive Due Process problem
It is a commonly-held belief that claims of substantive and procedural due process are particularly difficult to win in modern courts. Today’s discussion explores a
It is a commonly-held belief that claims of substantive and procedural due process are particularly difficult to win in modern courts. Today’s discussion explores a
A lawsuit seeking damages from the planned construction of a mosque and Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero was dismissed from New York State Court
The US District Court for the District of Maine recently affirmed the decision of a magistrate judge which granted the dismissal of a claim brought
In a notable case recently decided by the Michigan Court of Appeals, a local land use ordinance was found to violate both the substantive and
A new Michigan Court Rule governing appeals from zoning ordinance determinations should bring some clarity to the land use and zoning appeals procedure. MCR 7.122,
A recent decision by the Supreme Court of the United States has firmly established that a plaintiff who is awarded an injunction but no monetary
In yet another victory for religious land use freedom, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a federal district court in Mississippi abused
An August 2012 opinion out of the Southern District of Ohio provides a recent warning to all churches in the midst of the land use
San Diego – The Honorable Cathy Ann Bencivengo, United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of California, has set a trial date of
A federal judge has granted a Temporary Restraining Order in favor of a Mosque in Tennessee. In United States v. Rutherford County, the Islamic Center
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