Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms City’s Sign Code Survives Intermediate Scrutiny

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms City’s Sign Code Survives Intermediate Scrutiny

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This post was authored by Tyler Doan, Esq. Plaintiffs filed applications with the City of Austin to digitize existing traditional billboards and to upgrade signs with less sophisticated digitization. The Defendant denied their application because the signs would advertise for …

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms City’s Sign Code Survives Intermediate Scrutiny

Fed. Dist. Court in CT Dismisses Plaintiff’s Claims on Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel Grounds Regarding Claimed Exemption from Zoning Regulations

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This post was authored by Sebastian Perez, Esq. In 1997, Blinkoff filed a lawsuit against the City of Torrington Planning and Zoning Commission (the “Planning & Zoning Commission”) and several members, alleging discrimination and denial of equal protection. Blinkoff inherited …

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms City’s Sign Code Survives Intermediate Scrutiny

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 …

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms City’s Sign Code Survives Intermediate Scrutiny

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 of …