6th Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Decision Involving Due Process Nondelegation Claim Related to Requested Rezoning for Planned Unit Development

This post was authored by Gabriella Mickel, Elisabeth S. Haub School of Law of Pace University, JD, LLM candidate 2024

The Rice family sought to have their property, eighty-plus acres of vacant land in Monroe Township, Ohio, annexed into the Village of Johnstown, Ohio and rezoned for a residential development. When they were unsuccessful, they sued the Village, claiming a violation of due process rights due to an unlawful delegation of legislative authority to the Johnstown Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commission, which rejected their rezoning application. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Village, and the Rice

D.C. Court of Appeals Upholds Special Exception for a Retirement Community

This post was authored by Gabriella Mickel, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University (JD and LLM Candidate 2004)

Wisconsin Avenue Baptist Church and Sunrise Senior Living, LLC, filed a joint application to the D.C. Board of Zoning Adjustment for permission to construct a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) on the church’s current site. To remain in its location, the church entered into a contract with Sunrise to construct a new building that would house both an assisted living facility operated by Sunrise and a smaller chapel and ancillary facilities for the church to use. The D.C. Board of

Ginni Thomas ‘May Have Crossed the Line’—Lawyers on Fake Electors Plot

Questions are being raised by legal experts as to whether Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, should face an investigation over her alleged support of a fake electoral plot in the wake of the 2020 election.

Ginni Thomas has long been scrutinized for messages she sent to lawmakers calling for a new slate of electors to falsely claim Donald Trump had beaten Joe Biden in states in which the Republicans had lost.

Newsweek previously reported that Thomas is alleged to have sent emails to dozens of Arizona election officials and lawmakers claiming it was their “constitutional

Impeachment trial of Texas’ Ken Paxton to begin no later than August 28 – WSOC TV

AUSTIN, Texas — (AP) — A historic impeachment trial in Texas to determine whether Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton should be permanently removed from office will begin no later than August in the state Senate, where the jury that would determine his future could include his wife, Sen. Angela Paxton.

Setting a schedule was one of the last orders of business lawmakers took Monday during an acrimonious end to this year’s legislative session in Texas, where the impeachment laid bare fractures in America’s biggest red state beyond whether Republicans will oust one of the GOP’s conservative legal stars.

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Ex-Trump Attorney Calls Caitlyn Jenner ‘Pawn’ in Downfall of Civilization

Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis called Caitlyn Jenner a “pawn” in the downfall of “Western civilization” over her criticism of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ LGBTQ+ messaging.

Jenner, a former Olympian who is transgender and also known for her role on the reality TV show Keeping Up With the Kardashians, took to Twitter Monday night to call out DeSantis’ messaging on LGBTQ+ rights. DeSantis’ embrace of culture war issues propelled him to national prominence, allowing him to build support among many social conservatives ahead of the 2024 Republican presidential primary. But some Republicans have been critical of his emphasis on these

Bryan Kohberger’s Alibi Contains Two ‘Significant’ Terms: Criminal Attorney

Murder suspect Bryan Kohberger’s alibi has been dissected by a criminal attorney, who indicated it contains two “significant” terms.

Kohberger, 28, is the sole suspect in the quadruple killing of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20. The prosecution has said that Kohberger broke into the students’ home in the early morning hours of November 13 and fatally stabbed each of the victims.

The latest court documents, filed on Thursday, have Kohberger’s attorneys claim their client was out for a drive on the night in question and was alone. It added that Kohberger would