I have been fired. That’s right readers and fellow bloggers.  A3G has been fired–for her blog–in clear contravention of her First Amendment rights. She will be back–in one form or another.  But for now,…

I have been fired. That’s right readers and fellow bloggers.  A3G has been fired–for her blog–in clear contravention of her First Amendment rights. She will be back–in one form or another.  But for now,…

Cheer up, Tweek-em. Take a ride to the Hamptons.  We are having a killer BBQ. And you never know who you might see.  There were several notable sightings last year.

In this case, 1050 Ashbourne Associates, LLC (Developer) appealed an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, which affirmed the decision of the Cheltenham Township Board of Commissioners to disapprove Developer’s plan…

Applicant Land Endeavor O-2, Inc. applied to the Philadelphia Department of Licenses & Inspections (L&I) for a zoning permit to build two structures containing multiple single family dwelling units. This application was denied, and in…

The Rhoadses filed an application for a Zoning Certificate of Compliance to build a two–story unfinished detached garage on its property, and attached architectural drawings of the proposed Garage. The Richmond County zoning…

We've seen how Neil Gorsuch's record as an appeals court judge was ultra-conservative. Reviewing those cases where he stuck his neck out to disagree publicly with his colleagues by writing a dissenting opinion--presumably because he felt…

In the last post, we began to look at now-Justice Neil Gorsuch's record as a federal appeals judge. [See Part 4.] We looked at his dissenting opinions--those very revealing writings--during his time on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, which…

Then-Judge Gorsuch compiled a distinctive record on the federal appeals court. Now-Justice Gorsuch has already begun to build another distinctive record at the Supreme Court. They are very much the same. Let's look at them…

By: Patrick Tyler, Albany Government Law Review As part of the new requirements for employer-provided health plans, the Affordable Care Act (hereinafter, “ACA”) allows employers to offer employees incentives worth up to fifty…

Tara Silk – Albany Government Law Review I. Introduction             The cancer diagnoses of two young women recently debated in the media have shown a spotlight on the…

By: Brian Henchy, Albany Government Law Review             It is axiomatic that the internet has become ingrained as an everyday part of society. It has become an invaluable and heavily…

Dr. Tom Musil at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, is conducting a national survey on CBAs, and readers who have participated in CBAs should take a few minutes to fill it out. There hasn't been very much research on how…

I've been very busy of late, and not following the news or posting as often as I would like. I apologize. The short version of the news in Buffalo is that Bass Pro, the long-proposed anchor tenant of the Canal Side project, pulled out, and…

Earlier this week, the Erie Canal Harbor Development Corporation (ECHDC, a subsidiary of the Empire State Development Corporation) finalized an agreement with the New York Power Authority to issue $105 million in bonds for Buffalo's…