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This post was authored by Sebastian Perez, JD, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Touro Law Center

In 1994, John Reeve and Sandra Reeve (the “Reeves”) acquired property in the Town of Riverhead (the “Subject Property”). Subsequently, in 2013, the Reeves constructed a dock, ramps, and floats on a portion of the Subject Property, following the issuance of building permits and a certificate of occupancy. However, the petitioners appealed against the legality of the permits, leading the Town of Riverhead Zoning Board of Appeals (the “ZBA”) to declare the construction unauthorized. In response to the illegal construction ruling, the Reeves submitted the Application

The jury in Alex Murdaugh’s double murder trial will soon begin weighing the accused killer’s innocence or guilt of the brutal 7 June 2021 murders of his wife Maggie and son Paul.

On Thursday morning, the defence will deliver closing arguments in the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro where the disgraced attorney’s legal team hopes to plant reasonable doubt in the minds of jurors.

Then, following the state’s rebuttal argument, jury deliberations will begin – bringing the 54-year-old one step closer to learning his fate.

This comes after prosecutor Creighton Waters delivered the state’s three-hour closing argument on Wednesday.

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This post was authored by Sebastian Perez, JD, Jacob D. Fuchsberg Touro Law Center

Nonprofit Christian organization (the “Organization”) appealed the planning board’s (the “Board”) denial of its application to build a recreational vehicle (RV) campground on its property, arguing that the proposed campground was within Dover Amendment’s (the “Amendment”) limits on the ability of municipalities to control the use of land or structures for religious purposes. The Land Court Department, Berkshire County, entered judgment in part for Organization. Board appealed, and the Organization cross-appealed. The Supreme Judicial Court on its initiative transferred the case from the Appeals Court.

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