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Housing reform legislation rulings

March 21, 2026 By lilly

HOUSING REFORM legislation rulings affirmed, reversed… Salvagni affirmed, reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Alan McCormick, Alwyn Lansing, Andrew Peters, Brian Gallik, David Knobel, Henry Tesar, James Goetz, Jesse Kodadek, Joseph Gay, Michael Noonan, Michael Russell, Murry Warhank, Scott Svee, Taylor Thompson, Thane Johnson

Elections, BI-8 constitutes single amendment

March 7, 2026 By lilly

ELECTIONS: BI-8 constitutes single constitutional amendment… AG lacked authority to append a fiscal statement… AG reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Cameron Clevidence, Constance Van Kley, James Goetz, Jeffrey Tierney, Nate McConnell, Rachel Parker, Raph Graybill

12(b)(6) dismissal, inverse condemnation/taking

January 11, 2025 By lilly

12(b)(6) DISMISSAL: Sufficient facts and allegations pled to survive dismissal of inverse condemnation and taking claims stemming from removal of bridge that had been erroneously permitted… Wilson reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Charles Schuyler, Henry Tesar, James Goetz, Trent Gardner

Environment, clean & healthful = stable climate system

December 21, 2024 By lilly

ENVIRONMENT: Constitution’s clean & healthful environment properly found to include stable climate system, invalidates MEPA review limitation… 16 children had standing to bring challenge… psychiatric exams of 8 children properly denied… Seeley affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Abby Moscatel, Alex Rate, Amanda Galvan, Andrea Rodgers, Andrew Cashmore, Andrew Grossman, Asha Brundage-Moore, Austin Anderson, Barbara Chillcott, Brian Flynn, Brian Thompson, Cale Jaffe, Catherine Smith, Christopher Winter, Clara Derby, David Rivkin Jr., Denise Juneau, Domenic Cossi, Drew Wrigley, Dustin Leftridge, Emily Jones, Eric Grant, Fredrick Ikayo, Hallee Frandsen, Jack Garvey, James Goetz, James May, Jenny Harbine, Jeremiah Chin, John Morrison, John Tabaracci, Joshua Dulberg, Julia Olson, Justin Stalpes, Kaitlin O'Donnell, Kathryn Shanley, Katie Carpenter, Keeley Cronin, Lawrence Anderson, Lee Casey, Lindsay Thane, Mark Stermitz, Matthew Dolphay, Matthew Ralph, Melissa Hornbein, Mia Hammersley, Michael Russell, Monte Mills, Natasha De La Cruz, Nathan Bellinger, Paul Lawrence, Philip Axt, Philip Gregory, Quentin Rhoades, Rebecca Davis, Rob Cameron, Robert Guite, Robert Skinner, Robin Sterling, Roger Sullivan, Ryen Godwin, Selena Sauer, Shannon Heim, Steven Wade, Tanya Washington, Thane Johnson, Timothy Bechtold, William Mercer, Wyatt Sassman

Preliminary injunction, affordable housing legislation

September 7, 2024 By lilly

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION improvidently granted against affordable housing legislation… Salvagni reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Alwyn Lansing, Ari Bargil, Brian Close, Brian Gallik, David Knobel, Henry Tesar, James Goetz, Jesse Kodadek, Joan Mell, Joseph Gay, Michael Noonan, Michael Russell, Michelle Weinberg, Peter Michael Meloy, Thane Johnson

Zoning, revision allowing “Greek” housing

August 10, 2024 By lilly

ZONING: Challenge of revised zoning ordinance for allowing “Greek” housing was untimely under 30-day statute over claim of insufficient notice rendering it void ab initio… Breuner reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Brian Gallik, Elizabeth Lund, Henry Tesar, James Goetz

University bills unconstitutional but no Private AG fees

April 27, 2024 By lilly

PRIVATE AG FEES: Ruling that university bills are unconstitutional affirmed… denial of Private AG fees to Plaintiffs remains undisturbed due to lack of majority on this issue… McElyea affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Emily Jones, James Goetz, Jeffrey Tierney, Michael Russell, Raphael Graybill

Supreme Court districting, HB 325 enjoined

August 13, 2022 By lilly

SUPREME COURT DISTRICTING: HB 325 referendum properly enjoined from November ballot… Ohman affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Christian Corrigan, Clifford Edwards, David Dewhirst, James Goetz, Timothy Longfield

University System, gun control authority

July 2, 2022 By lilly

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM has constitutional authority to regulate firearms on campuses… McMahon affirmed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Brianne McClafferty, Emily Cross, James Goetz, Jeffrey Tierney, Kyle Gray, Logan Olson, Martha Sheehy, Palmer Hoovestal, Raph Graybill

Judge substitution, “official capacity” suit against SOS

November 6, 2021 By lilly

JUDGE SUBSTITUTION: “Official capacity” suit against the SOS is a suit against “the State” such that service was not complete until AG was served (not just notified via Rule 5.1) in suit challenging HB 325, SOS’s motion to substitute judge was timely… Krueger reversed. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Past Issues, Supreme Court - Civil Tagged With: Clifford Edwards, James Goetz

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