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In the case of RCC Wesley Chapel Crossing, LLC et al. v. Forrest Allen et al., the Georgia Supreme Court addressed whether a common-law right exists to allow a private property owner to boot a vehicle parked on its property without permission. Booting is the practice of immobilizing a vehicle until the owner pays to have the immobilization device removed. Plaintiff sued the owner-operator of ...

Montville — The town's Planning and Zoning Commission voted to opt out of Public Act 21-29, a state act that changes requirements for accessory dwelling units throughout the state. Also referred to as accessory apartments, they are small residential units — such as garage apartments or "mother-in-law suites" — attached to or detached from a home. Public Act 21-29 would permit accessory apartm...

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. EL PASO — In a sworn declaration submitted as part of an ongoing federal court challenge, a senior Republican state senator with redistricting experience said he believes his party violated federal voting laws when it drew new boundaries for state Senate District 10 in the Fort Worth a...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Waste fees in the city of Sacramento will increase over the next three years after city officials approved the proposal. It begins in a few months. The Sacramento City Council on Tuesday voted in favor of the fee increase to largely pay for the new state food waste law that requires cities to collect and compost food waste from customers. The law, which was signed in 2016...

BEREA, Ohio — After seeing her students struggle with the process of applying for law school, a professor created a way for them to keep their tasks in line. Madelyn Pyles is a student at Baldwin Wallace University. With dreams of going to law school, she's starting to prepare for her future. "I'm starting the process of trying to take the LSAT and all that," said Pyles. To help her prepare, ...

<p>TheIllinois State Capitol (Jordan Elder/WICS){/p} Springfield, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) — More oversight is coming for the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) through legislation that became law on Wednesday, Jan. 26. The change comes after the deaths of 36 veterans from a COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans Home in the fall of 2020. The core of the new law is creating a V...

**FILE**A gasoline station attendant pumps gas in this July 13, 2006 file photo in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, file) PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Rep. Shelly Boshart Davis, R-Albany, is one of the chief sponsors of Oregon House Bill 4151, which if passed would allow people in Oregon the option of pumping their own gas. The bill is scheduled for its first reading in the House on Feb. 1 an...

Catastrophically injured car accident survivors gather at the State Capitol on January 13, 2022 to ask for relief from reformed no fault insurance law Republican State Rep. Phil Green said the reformed auto no-fault law has created a "monumental crisis." The law cut payments to agencies that care for car crash survivors by nearly half. Many agencies are going broke and leaving their former ...

Earlier this month, Above the Law and other media outlets reported that Elon Musk allegedly pressured a law firm handling work for Tesla to fire an associate who interviewed Musk while the attorney previously worked at the SEC. The law firm apparently did not relent to this pressure, and many within the legal community applauded this decision. Although I am an Elon Musk fan myself (and am a v...

The state Senate unanimously approved Dillon's Law 2.0, sending it to Governor Evers. (wbay) MISHCOT, Wis. (WBAY) - Dillon’s Law 2.0 is headed to Governor Tony Ever’s desk. Action 2 News confirmed he plans to sign the bill within the six days (excluding Sundays) he has to take action once he receives it. The piece of legislation is the mission of Angel and George Mueller, who lost their 18-ye...