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CIVIL RIGHTS/CONSTITUTIONAL LAW: Pitt Bull Owners’ § 1983 Action May Proceed

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

In short, “the law does not require the officer to wait until the approaching animal is within biting distance or is leaping at him before taking protective action.” Kootenai County , No. 08-CV-294-N-EJL, 2009 WL 3823106 (D. 12, 2009); Dziekan v. Gaynor , 376 F. 2005); Warboys v. Proulx , 303 F. 2d 111 113 (D.

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How Shall We Communicate Risk in an Era of ‘Manufactured Reality’?

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

The street is paved with flagstones and parking is forbidden by law. We have even pointed out that Pope Francis says that obeying minor laws is important, a Christian duty and an example to others. If the police fine her, then they are at fault and so is the law. My neighbour parks her car outside her front door every night.

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Faced with Housing Shortages, Policymakers Test New Reforms To Increase Production

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Kazis, former Legal Fellow at the Furman Center and Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School, in the series introduction to “Learning from Land Use Reforms.” Researchers found preliminary evidence that these laws had their intended effect.

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A brief critique of UK emergency arrangements in the light of the Covid-19 crisis

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

The 2004 Civil Contingencies Act has been sidelined throughout the Coronavirus disaster. Now every country needs a basic law that broadly specifies the organisation and structure of the civil protection system, and how it works. Examples are the Stafford Act in the USA, the Disaster Management Act of India and Law 225 of 1992 in Italy.

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A History of Ohio Land Banking 2009–2021: From Legislation to Operation

Center for Community Progress

Ohio’s Traditional Land Bank Law. Before Ohio’s new county land banks were conceived, the main goal from 2004 to 2006 was to respond to local leaders’ demand for speedier tax foreclosure of long tax-delinquent vacant and abandoned lands. This number rose to 8,700 in 2003, 9,700 in 2004, 13,943 in 2006, and 14,946 in 2007.

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Proposal to build new basketball arena in Downtown Philadelphia

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Some is till more positivist than critical-analytical. -- " Sports Facilities as Urban Redevelopment Catalysts ," Journal of the American Planning Association (2004) -- " In Defense of New Sports Stadiums, Ballparks and Arenas ," Marquette Sports Law Journal (2000) -- " Arena-Anchored Urban Development Projects and the Visitor Economy ," Frontiers (..)

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The GSE Public-Private Hybrid Model Flunks Again: This Time It’s the Federal Home Loan Bank System (Part 2)

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

It did so, for example, in 2004 to cover the budget year 2003, when its estimate was $3.2 19] See CBO letter to Senator Richard Shelby dated April 8, 2004. 18 It is worth noting that the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), from time to time, estimates the value of the subsidies to the FHLB system. billion for fiscal 2024.