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Zoning lawsuits are unlike any other type of litigation. They have their own peculiarities, including potential constitutional considerations, different evidentiary issues, and special appellate standards ...

“[S]omewhat like trying to board a moving bus.” —Burger King Restaurant Corp. v. King, 126 F.3d 25, 27 (2nd Cir. 1997)(describing the challenge of adjudicating ...

“May the Schwartz Be With You” —Character named Yogurt in movie “Space Balls” (1987) The Mel Brooks’ film spoof of “Star Wars,” “Space Balls,” did ...

The venerable saying that lawyers who represent themselves have fools for clients has, like most old saws, a basis in reality. Lawyers often find that ...

“The essence of the expert is that [the] field shall be very special and narrow. One of the ways [to] inspire confidence is to rigidly ...

There’s an old saying in sports that “The best defense is a good offense.” By scoring a lot of points, a combatant may keep the ...

Informants play an important role in the criminal justice process. They often provide the basis for law enforcement personnel to make searches, seizures, arrests, and ...

The Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was ushered in by the Clinton administration. The measure, 29 U.S.C. sec. 2601, which provides for a ...

“A resolute minority has usually prevailed over an easygoing or wobbly majority whose prime purpose was to be left alone.” —James Reston, Sketches in the ...

“The car has become an article of dress without which we feel uncertain, unclad, and incomplete.” — Marshall McLuhan, Understanding Media (1964), p. 22 Car ...