As reported in SCOTUS blog today, https://www.scotusblog.com/2013/01/argument-recap-an-ever-shrinking-takings-claim/, the chance for a new day in Takings law appears to have dimmed based on the questions posed
In a case of first impression, and a rare case where a party asserting a Takings Claim prevailed, the Supreme Court of the United States
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,
In a case decided October 17, 2012, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, among other things, that protection of agriculture was a legitimate reason
On September 20, the Michigan Court of Appeals in Kalkman v. City of Village of Douglas affirmed a trial court’s ruling that found a city
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
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