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News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

Court Of Appeal Upholds City’s Ban On Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

by Jonathan Hobbs, Jeffrey L. Massey | Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard on 4/9/2013

A cooperative corporation that operates a nonprofit medical marijuana collective challenged city ordinances that ban medical marijuana dispensaries. The court of appeal held that the ordinances are not preempted by the...more

What is Enterprise Florida?

by Messer & Caparello, P.A. on 3/29/2013

With the establishment of the 1982 Enterprise Zone Program, Florida became one of the first states in the country to enact an economic revitalization program offering investment assistance, tax advantages and regulatory...more

Zoning Registration Now Easier for Philadelphia Community Organizations

by Joyce Sun | Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP on 3/26/2013

Beginning March 25, 2013, community organizations and other nonprofits will find it easier to become registered community organizations for Philadelphia zoning purposes. Community organizations have informally...more

Breathing New Life into Brownfields – The BUILD Act of 2013

by Kristen Sherman | Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. on 3/13/2013

On March 7, 2013, Senators Lautenberg, Inhofe, Crapo and Udall introduced the Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2013, which would amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation...more

What is RLUIPA Substantial Burden on a Church, Anyway?

by Theresa Lynn Sidebotham on 2/28/2013

When a governmental land use regulation imposes a substantial burden on churches, RLUIPA requires that the government show that it has a compelling interest and is meeting that interest in the least restrictive way. So...more

Religious Institutions Update: February 2013

by Nathan A. Adams IV, Laura Atherstone | Holland & Knight LLP on 2/8/2013

Last February, at the request of Senate Finance Committee member Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), the Commission on Accountability and Policy for Religious Organizations was formed to address tax-related policy questions of import...more

Virginia Supreme Court Opinion Affecting Local Government Law, January 10, 2013

by Andrew McRoberts | Sands Anderson PC on 1/12/2013

Today, the Virginia Supreme Court issued one opinion affecting Virginia local government law. Congratulations to the County of Albemarle and the City of Charlottesville! The Local Government Attorneys of Virginia supplied an...more