On July 20, 2024, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) decided Shoucair v. Board of Appeal of Boston, 494 Mass. 319 (2024), which clarified the standard for imposing a bond on a party who appeals the grant of...more
Welcome to the Third Issue of Sullivan’s Zoning and Development Newsletter-
This newsletter is a collaboration between members of our Permitting & Land Use Practice Group and the Litigation Department, in order to provide...more
1/19/2024
/ Affordable Housing ,
Appeals ,
Building Permits ,
Construction Project ,
Judicial Proceedings ,
Land Courts ,
Land Use Restrictions ,
Land-Use Permits ,
Mechanics Lien ,
Multi-Family Development ,
Real Estate Development ,
State and Local Government ,
Urban Planning & Development ,
Zoning Laws
Sullivan's Permitting & Land Use Practice Group and Litigation Department have released the second issue of their Zoning and Development Newsletter.
The publication aims to provide our firm's clients and others interested...more
7/14/2023
/ Anti-SLAPP ,
Appeals ,
Clean Water Act ,
Conditional Use Permit ,
Easements ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Land Developers ,
Navigable Waters ,
Permits ,
Property Owners ,
Property Tax ,
Regulatory Takings ,
Sackett v EPA ,
SCOTUS ,
Site Plans ,
Solar Energy ,
State and Local Government ,
Tax Sales ,
Tyler v Hennepin County Minnesota ,
Waters of the United States ,
Wetlands ,
Zoning Laws
In a busy week for environmental decisions, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled on April 23, 2020 on its second major case, County of Maui v. Hawai’i Wildlife Fund, finding a middle ground in its 6-3 decision on...more
5/4/2020
/ Appeals ,
Clean Water Act ,
Direct Discharge ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Functional Equivalent ,
Groundwater ,
Hawaii Wildlife Fund v County of Maui ,
Navigable Waters ,
NPDES ,
Permits ,
Point Sources ,
Remand ,
SCOTUS ,
Vacated ,
Waters of the United States