Topic
Zoning Permits
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Law of the Land
NY Appellate Court Finds No Vested Right Where Issued Permit Was Invalid for Bubble to House Two Tennis Courts
This post was authored by Luke Jenkins, Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center Petitioner, Bronxville Field Club, Inc., commenced an article 78 proceeding to review a Zoning Board of…
Law of the Land
D. Ct. NH Grants Motion to Dismiss Developer’s Equal Protection Claims Regarding Special Use Applications for Affordable Housing
This post was authored by Sebastian Perez, Esq. Avanru Development Group, Ltd. (“Avanru”) filed suit against the Town of Swanzey, New Hampshire Zoning Board (the “Zoning Board”), the Town of…
Religion Clause
KY Supreme Court: Denial of Zoning Permit to Church Did Not Violate RLUIPA
In Missionaries of Saint John the Baptist, Inc. v. Frederic, (KY Sup. Ct., Dec. 18,2025), the Kentucky Supreme Court held that RLUIPA was not violated by denying a conditional use permit…
Law of the Land
Fed. Dist Court in PA Finds Plaintiff Set Forth Valid Claims for Amounting to Unethical Conduct that Violated Due Process and Equal Protection Rights Over Permit Revocation
This post was authored by Luke Jenkins, Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center Plaintiff sought to open an auto sales business and applied for a zoning permit with the…
Religion Clause
Muslim Group Sues Over Denial of Zoning Permit for Mosque
Suit was filed last week in a Tennessee federal district court challenging the denial of a special use permit to a Muslim religious organization that wished to build a mosque…
Municipal Minute
In the Zone: Seventh Circuit Upholds Denial of Outdoor Athletic Lights
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a City in a private religious school's challenge to the City’s denial of permits to build outdoor athletic lights .…
Religion Clause
Hawaii County’s Denial of Permit to Temple Did Not Meet Strict Scrutiny Test
In Spirit of Aloha Temple v. County of Maui, (D HI, Aug. 11, 2023), in a case that has been in litigation for more than seven years, a Hawaii federal district…
Rocky Mountain Sign Law Blog
Eleventh Circuit Remands Some RLUIPA and Related Claims in Buddhist Center Zoning Permit Case
In November, the court sent parts of a case about a seemingly-unwelcome religious center back for district court reconsideration. The Thai Meditation Association of Alabama, a Buddhist organization, had applied…
SCOV Law
How Did We Get Here?
Digging in the Archives In re Mathez Act 250 LU Permit, 2018 VT 55By Elizabeth KruskaThis is an appeal of a motion for summary judgment granting a permit to build…
Long Island Land Use and Zoning
Second Department Reverses Mandamus Requiring Building Inspector to Issue a Permit to Construct a Dock
On October 17, 2018, the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department ("Second Department") issued two (2) companion decisions arising out of three different attempts by Petitioners, Kleinknechts ("Petitioners") to construct…