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Agricultural Law and Taxation Blog
The Judiciary – Is it the Most Dangerous Branch for Agriculture? (Part 2)
Overview The judiciary's relationship with American agriculture is complicated. Courts can serve as an essential constitutional safeguard, protecting farmers and ranchers against government overreach, infringement of property rights, and arbitrary…
Ahead of Schedule
Washington SB 6026 Creates New Housing Opportunities for Underused Commercial Properties
By Lloyd Burman, Erik Jennings
Washington’s new “Housing in Commercial and Mixed-Use Zones” law, SB 6026, creates new opportunities to redevelop underused commercial and mixed-use properties for housing. Effective June 11, 2026, the law limits…
Coblentz Law
San Francisco’s November 2026 Charter Measures: Changes to City Governance
San Francisco voters will consider ten local measures on November 3, 2026. Four of them — Propositions A, D, E, and F — would amend the City Charter in ways…
Legal Bites
Residential Zoning Cannot Override Statutory Protection of Water Bodies: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court, in S. Gururaj v. The Additional Chief Secretary/Commissioner of Land Administration and Others (2026 INSC 1146), has ruled that the classification of land as a residential or…
Climate Law Blog
New Resource: Model State and Local Laws to Manage Data Center Impacts
By Jon Binder and Daniel J. Metzger
In the past several years, data centers have rapidly proliferated in communities around the country and have come to dominate political discourse at every level of government. Developers highlight tax…
Religion Clause
3rd Circuit: Preliminary Injunction Denied Even When Ultimate Success of RLUPA Challenge Is Likely
In Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church v. Township of Collier, (3d Cir., Oct. 19, 2026), the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in a 2-1 decision affirmed the denial of a…
Breaking Ground
Pause or Playbook? How Bay Area Cities Are Responding to Data Center Developments
By Publisher
Tamsen Plume, Nicholas William Targ, Bradley B. Brownlow, Tara Sullivan, Daniela de la Rosa
CEQA Developments
Sixth District Holds Project Proposing “Typically Ministerial” Lot Line Adjustment Is Not Exempt From CEQA When Coupled With Agency’s Discretionary Acceptance of Property Dedication for New Public Street
In an opinion filed September 3, and later certified for publication on October 5, 2026, the Sixth District Court of Appeal reversed the trial court’s judgment denying a writ petition challenging the…
Long Island Land Use and Zoning
High Stakes, Local Rules: State Preemption and Cannabis Zoning
On March 31, 2021, the State of New York signed into law the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act. In its Preamble, the statute notes, “it is in the best interest…
Microjuris Blog
Senado aprueba proyecto para crear nuevo Código de Planificación y Permisos
By Ed. Microjuris.com Puerto Rico
La medida propone simplificar los trámites de permisos, establecer un expediente digital único y fortalecer los mecanismos de fiscalización y cumplimiento.