A New Jersey company recently waged a successful constitutional challenge to a municipal zoning ordinance banning digital billboards. The trial court agreed that the ordinance impermissibly curtailed commercial speech and, thus, violated the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Facts of the Case The lawsuit centered on the proposed
Celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz recently won a New Jersey zoning dispute with his next-door neighbors in Cliffside Park. The suit also named the Borough of Cliffside Park and several of its officials. The Appellate Division held that the neighbor, Angelo Bisceglie Jr., failed to exhaust his administrative remedies before filing
Donald Trump can now claim victory in the boardroom and the courtroom. A New Jersey appeals court recently ruled that Trump can build a helipad at his golf course in Colts Neck over the objections of the Township’s Zoning Board of Adjustment. The Facts of the Case Application of Trump
Legislation that is currently advancing in both houses of the New Jersey Legislature would give New Jersey municipalities less control over development by private non profit colleges and universities. The bills aim to put private and public institutions on equal footing when it comes to land use approvals. Under the
Whether Hott 22, a strip club in Union Township since 1995, can remain open depends how it measures up—with a tape measure. A federal court in this New Jersey lawsuit will now decide how to measure the “buffer zone”—with a tape measure held from point A to point B as
