In Scott v. City of Daytona Beach,
the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down several provisions of a city ordinance that restricted panhandling.
Daytona Beach, Florida, enacted Ordinance No. 19-27 in 2019.
The ordinance banned “aggressive panhandling” throughout
A candidate applied for a probationary police officer position with a city police department. As part of the application process, the city conducted a background investigation that found two police reports that included allegations of assault and stalking by the
In Schukar, et al. v. Kenosha County, et al., the Seventh Circuit Court of
Appeals upheld a district court’s decision in favor of
police officers in a First and Fourth Amendment case brought by
photojournalists relating to a protest
An Illinois Appellate Court held that a board of fire and police commissioners did not have jurisdiction to hear disciplinary charges against a police officer because the hearing was not held within 30 days of the filing of the charges.
An Illinois Appellate Court reversed a city’s decision regarding an ordinance violation, finding that the city lacked jurisdiction because it failed to properly serve the homeowner under the city’s hearing and notice procedures. McCain v. City of Granite City.A
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a “takings” challenge to a city ordinance that protects tenants in residential buildings when ownership is transferred through a foreclosure action. BBLI Edison, LLC v. City of Chicago.In 2021, the City of
In its 7th binding opinion for 2026, the Public Access Counselor for the Illinois Attorney General (PAC) found a public body in violation of the Open Meetings Act by taking final action at a board meeting without setting forth the
In Merriott v. City of Bossier City, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a city’s “decorum” policy for city meetings violated the First Amendment because it was overly broad as well as vague in prohibiting personal, impertinent,
Although this case does not involve local governments, it is an interesting case involving social media posts and a defamation lawsuit. Sullivan v. Schiman. A patient posted on a local “updates and information” Facebook page about a doctor she had
