Colorado West Land Trust has announced a merger with Black Canyon Regional Land Trust to better serve the conservation needs of western Colorado. In 2017 the two organizations consolidated operations but continued as two separate legal entities. The success of
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IRS Office of Chief Counsel Issues Guidance on Settlement of Syndicated Conservation Easement Transactions
The IRS Office of Chief Counsel provides guidance in Notice CC 2021-001 regarding settlement options offered by the IRS for U.S. Tax Court cases currently pending under Notice 2017-10 for syndicated conservation easement transactions. The Notice provides information about financial
Chaffee Park Proposed Rezoning
Chaffee Park may become the first Denver neighborhood to be entirely rezoned for the sole purpose of allowing accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on all residential lots of at least 4,500 square feet. The Denver Planning Board unanimously approved the community-generated
Colorado Department of Revenue Proposes Revisions to Conservation Easement Tax Credit Regulations
The Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Taxation is seeking public comment on amendments to three conservation easement tax credit regulations. The amendments are intended to conform the regulations to House Bill 19-1264 signed into law on June 3,
In Billboard Company’s Challenge to a Michigan Sign Ordinance, the Sixth Circuit Finds That Content-Based Commercial Speech Regulations Are Now Subject to Strict Scrutiny
A billboard company’s challenge to the Troy, Michigan sign variance standards–which we reported on three years ago–has now resulted in an appellate decision that has the potential to greatly change commercial speech regulation as we know it. Two
Court Dismisses Claims Against D.C. Over “Black Lives Matter” Street Mural
D.C.’s Black Lives Matter street mural. Source: CNN.
Late last month, a federal district court in Washington, D.C. dismissed First Amendment and other constitutional claims filed against the District by a non-Black Christian group pertaining to
District Court Denies Preliminary Injunction in Philadelphia Homeless Encampment Case
A housing encampment along Ben Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia. Source: Philly Voice.
Late last month, a district court in Pennsylvania entered an order denying preliminary injunctive relief in a First Amendment case filed by a group
Tenth Circuit Strikes Down Oklahoma City Median Restrictions
Panhandlers on a street median in Oklahoma City. Source: KGOU.
Last week, the federal Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled that an Oklahoma City law prohibiting people from remaining on street medians violated the
Austin, Texas Sign Ordinance Declared Content Based, Unconstitutional
One of the plaintiffs’ billboards in Austin, Texas. Source: Reagan National Advertising.
Last week, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling that the City of Austin, Texas’s sign ordinance was content based and
IRS Finalizes Settlement of Syndicated Conservation Easement Transactions Under Initiative to Resolve Pending Cases
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced on August 31, 2020 that Coal Property Holdings, LLC and its partners agreed to a disallowance of their $155 million charitable deduction claimed for a conservation easement donation on 3,700 acres in Tennessee (