In its final decision of the 2000-2001 term, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5 to 4 that the case of an owner of 20 acres of Rhode Island waterfront property is ripe for judicial review. The decision in Palazzolo v. Rhode Island is a substantial ...

A recent federal statute severely limits zoning regulation that in any manner imposes a “substantial burden” on a house of worship or religious institution. The “Religious Land Use And Institutionalized Persons Act” shifts the burden of proof to local government when a land use regulation ...

“At a legislative session-day of the County Council, within three months after the publication of the decennial census figures of the United States Bureau of the Census … the County Council shall include as an item of legislative business at said session the revision of ...

A person can contribute no more than $4,000 to one Maryland campaign and a total of $10,000 to all Maryland campaigns during a four-year cycle. The current 2002 four-year cycle runs from January 1, 1999 through December 31, 2002. A contribution is money or anything ...