Constitutional Law – May 23, 2012

by Dickinson Wright on 4/12/2012

A group of unnamed developers operating under the title “Citizens for More Michigan Jobs” obtained approval from the Michigan Board of State Canvassers on April 3, 2012, as to the form of a petition to amend Michigan’s...more

by Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 3/19/2012

The Minnesota Legislature had a busy week at the Capitol, working to meet their first deadline. The deadline for committees to act favorably on bills in the house of origin is midnight on Friday. Committees must act favorably...more

by Jackson Walker on 2/29/2012

On February 24, 2012, the Texas Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Edwards Aquifer Authority v. Day, one of the most significant water law cases in years. In a unanimous decision, the Court ruled that,...more

by McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC on 2/24/2012

Interest on Real Estate Tax Overpayments The Commonwealth Court has held that the provisions of the Local Taxpayer Bill of Rights apply to refunds of real estate taxes, requiring that interest be calculated from the...more

by Nancie G. Marzulla on 2/9/2012

Article originally published in the WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL - Monday, February 6, 2012. A Wisconsin-based citizens group is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case challenging the annexation of a business...more

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 1/4/2012

In a highly anticipated decision, the California Supreme Court ruled on December 29, 2011, that legislation adopted in July to dissolve redevelopment agencies is constitutional, but that legislation adopted concurrently to...more

by Cato Institute on 12/29/2011

The federal Fair Housing Act makes it unlawful "[t]o refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bona fide offer ... or otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any person because of race, color, religion, sex,...more

by Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law on 12/11/2011

Developers have cheered in recent years as the Supreme Court has tightened its standing rules. In a decision issued on Friday in National Association of Home Builders v. EPA, the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...more