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Appellate Court Upholds City's No-Knock Warrant Policy Against Retailer Challenge
AusPro Enterprises, L.P. and MMK Holdings, L.P. D/B/A Planet K v. the City of Cedar Park, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on April 8, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. This case concerns a ...
City zoning ordinance banning short-term rentals upheld
Univ. Hts. v. Weizman, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the City of University Heights could enforce a zoning o...
Appellate court affirms summary judgment for village in § 1983 case
Heiden v. Village of Westmont, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on March 5, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Heiden, sued the Village of Westmont for alleged violations of ...
City rezoning upheld; property owners' claims dismissed
City of Taylor, Texas; Mayor Dwayne Ariola, in His Official Capacity; Council Members Gerald Anderson, Shelli Cobb, Kelly Cmerek, Robert Garcia, in Their Official Capacities; And City Manager Bryan La...
Texas appeals court allows city to enforce aggressive panhandling ordinance
City of San Antonio v. Jeffrey Schaak, decided by Texas Court of Appeals on February 11, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The City of San Antonio appealed a trial court's decision that grant...
Zoning ordinance barring short-term rentals ruled unconstitutional as applied
Cleveland Hts. v. Watts, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on January 15, 2026, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the City of Cleveland Heights could enforce a zoni...
Ninth Circuit Upholds Tree Ordinance, Denies Injunction
Peridot Tree, Inc. v. City of Sacramento, decided by Ninth Circuit on January 2, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary inju...
City zoning ordinance banning short-term rentals upheld
Broadview Hts. v. Vukotic, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the City of Broadview Heights could enforce a z...
Zoning ordinance prohibiting ADUs upheld; no unconstitutional taking found
Olmsted Twp. v. Campanalie, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 31, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ohio Court of Appeals reviewed a dispute over a zoning ordinance that prohib...
Town zoning ban on cannabis dispensaries upheld
Hudson View Park Co. v. Town of Fishkill, decided by New York Court of Appeals on December 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Hudson View Park Co., challenged the Town of Fi...
Zoning ordinance prohibiting livestock constitutional as applied to miniature horse
Kanode v. Columbus, decided by Ohio Court of Appeals on December 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Kanode, sued the defendant, Columbus, alleging that the city's zoning ord...
Zoning Ordinance Not Vague, Court Rules in Favor of County
The Gulfstream Café v. Georgetown County, decided by South Carolina Supreme Court on October 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Gulfstream Café sued Georgetown County over a zoning dis...
Court strikes down housing moratorium for lack of urgency and HAA violation
Move Eden Housing v. City of Livermore, decided by California Court of Appeal on October 7, 2025, resulted in a plaintiff win outcome. The plaintiff, Move Eden Housing, challenged the City of Livermor...
Zoning ordinance limiting unrelated individuals in homes upheld against FHA challenge
Berkeley People's Alliance v. City of Berkeley, decided by California Court of Appeal on September 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Berkeley People's Alliance challenged the City of ...
KY Supreme Court Upholds City Ban on Short-Term Rentals in Residential Zones
Adam Wheeler v. City of Pioneer Village, Kentucky, decided by Kentucky Supreme Court on September 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Adam Wheeler, sued the City of Pioneer V...
ADUs in single-family zones are permissible if not unreasonably restricted by zoning
TOWN OF CONCORD v. NEIL E. RASMUSSEN & Others, decided by Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on August 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Town of Concord sought to enforce a zoning b...
Colorado Court of Appeals Upholds City Ban on Short-Term Rentals
Lianne Mercer; Jeremy Mercer; Karen Sublett; Barbara Snow; Ultreia Homes LLC, a Colorado LLC, d/b/a Courtyard at San Miguel and Yuma; Kevin Comesky; Marissa Comesky; William Snider; Ruth Snider; Sylvi...
Zoning ordinance limiting unrelated occupants upheld against disability discrimination claim
Fletcher Properties, Inc., et al., Appellants, vs. City of Minneapolis, Respondent, Poverty & Race Research Action ..., decided by Minnesota Supreme Court on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win...
City's denial of marijuana dispensary permit upheld
DPH Aurora Properties LLC v. City of Aurora, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on July 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, DPH Aurora Properties LLC, challenged the City of...
Court Upholds City Ban on Homeless "Safe Parking" Program
Rosa v. Bondi, decided by First Circuit on July 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First District Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's denial of a petition for writ of mandamus, ...
Port fees upheld as regulatory, not illegal taxes
Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal v. City of Oakland, decided by California Court of Appeal on June 27, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal ...
NY Court: DOB's CO interpretation reasonable, due process not violated
Matter of Dourdounas v. City of New York, decided by New York Court of Appeals on March 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the City of New York's administ...
Zoning ordinance upheld in inter-village dispute
Village of Arlington Heights v. City of Rolling Meadows, decided by Illinois Supreme Court on March 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Village of Arlington Heights sued the City of Rol...