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

NLRG (National Legal Research Group)

In May 2021, the Eight h Circuit affirmed the denial of the City of Minneapolis’s and a police officer’s motion to dismiss dog owners’ unlawful search and seizure claim under 42 U.S.C. 6:19-CV-6780 EAW, 2020 WL 7047493, at *4 (W.D.N.Y. 30, 2020); Strong v. 17-CV-6183-FPG, 2020 WL 1445877, at *4 (W.D.N.Y. Mays , 18 F.4th

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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. Although the rate of foreclosure in Cuyahoga County had declined as of 2020, much remedial work remains unfinished. Up to January 2020, the Cuyahoga Land Bank was still receiving approximately 100 vacant and abandoned parcels per month into its inventory through the HB 294 tax foreclosure law.

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The PLUM Act: A New Era of Transparency into Senior Leadership Government

Partnership for Public Service

In 2021 congressional testimony , a 2020 blog and a 2021 blog , the Partnership for Public Service as well as others who have studied the Plum Book have documented the many deficiencies of the traditional Plum Book. The law also requires identification of individuals who temporarily serve in vacant positions.

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Revisiting the Community Land Trust: An Academic Literature Review

Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

Housing is the highest monthly bill typical Americans face, reaching an average of $1674 a month in 2021. Over 225 CLTs have developed since their inception in the 1960s (Grounded Solutions Network 2021), and fifteen states have some version of a positive law supporting CLT formation and affirming CLT legality in their state (Decker 2018).

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Voting and Campaign Transparency w/ Asm. Sabrina Cervantes

Policy Chats

In 2021, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted by a vote of 4 to 1 to adopt a Supervisorial district map for the 2020 round of redistricting that was really fraught with a lot of controversy. Many individuals, organizations, and elected leaders really noted that it fractured the Latino community within our county.

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Data Update: Analysis Of Renters At Risk As Eviction Moratorium Expires

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

Rather, since the New York City Housing Court began to accept new eviction filings again on June 20, 2020, certain types of cases moved forward despite a complex intersection of Local, State, and Federal protections. These will each be explained in more detail below.

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Asm. Sabrina Cervantes: Voting and Campaign Transparency

Policy Chats

In 2021, the Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted by a vote of 4 to 1 to adopt a Supervisorial district map for the 2020 round of redistricting that was really fraught with a lot of controversy. Many individuals, organizations, and elected leaders really noted that it fractured the Latino community within our county.

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