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Marshall Dennehey

Appellate Court Denies Late Notice of Claim in Mass Transit Injury Case for Lack of Extraordinary Circumstances

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Hutchins v. NJ Transit Corp. and the State of NJ, 2025 WL 18154 (App. Div. Jan. 2, 2025) - In an encouraging adherence to procedural rules, a New Jersey appellate court denied an application to file a late notice of claim...more

Perkins Coie

Belatedly Filed Amendment to Petition Challenging a Specific Plan Did Not Relate Back to Premature Challenge Filed Before Specific...

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Petitioner’s challenge to a Specific Plan, which was filed before that plan was adopted, was barred as premature, and its belated attempt to amend its petition after the Specific Plan had been adopted was barred by the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Transit Agency Advertising: Reasoned Approach Needed for Evaluating Political Ads

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There's likely no mode of transportation that President-Elect Joe Biden savors more than public rail. A September 2020 ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit holding the Southeastern Pennsylvania...more

Carlton Fields

Surtax in Gridlock – The Saga of Hillsborough County’s Transportation Surtax Reaches the Florida Supreme Court

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Four hundred and fifty-six days after it was approved by more than 57% of the Hillsborough County electorate, legal challenges to a county charter amendment that added a 1% sales tax designed to finance the county’s...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Speech Is Speech And It’s Protected - Tori Hester Analyzes Ninth Circuit First Amendment Ruling For Public Agencies In PublicCEO

A recent decision from the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals offers a key reminder for public agencies: Even within a nonpublic forum, an individual’s and/or community’s Constitutionally protected freedom of speech cannot...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Parking Impacts Warrant Only Limited Consideration under CEQA for Infill Projects in Transit Priority Areas - Court Upholds City...

Parking impacts (as distinguished from secondary impacts related to parking) associated with infill development in transit priority areas are exempt from environmental review under certain circumstances, a California...more

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