Minnesota High Court OKs $15 Minimum Wage in Minneapolis
The Minnesota Supreme Court upheld Minneapolis’ $15 minimum wage ordinance Wednesday, concluding a three-year battle over the pay hike in the state’s largest city.
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Employment Law
The Iowa Association of Business And Industry claims the City of Waterloo’s ordinance prohibiting employers from asking job applicants about their criminal records violates a state law on the subject, in Black Hawk County Court.
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Wisconsin Town Reconsiders Ban on Snowball Fights
Despite the recent unseasonable warmth in the area, a small central Wisconsin city has winter weather on its mind as the city council is poised to toss a ban on snowballs as thrown projectiles.
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Unconstitutional Ban on Homeless Camping Won’t Face High Court
The Supreme Court declined Monday to consider a pair of city ordinances from Boise, Idaho, that aimed to curb homelessness by criminalizing the act of sleeping in public places.
Read moreJudge Blocks LA Law Requiring Contractors to Disclose NRA Ties
The National Rifle Association’s legal challenge to a Los Angeles ordinance requiring businesses to disclose any links with the advocacy group received a boost Wednesday when a federal judge temporarily blocked the law.
Read moreFair Housing
The United States sued Hesperia, Calif., San Bernardino County and its Sheriff’s Department in federal court, claiming its rental property/eviction ordinance was enacted to drive black and Latino renters away and discourage them from moving in.
Read moreLA Approves Temporary Freeze on Rent Hikes, No-Fault Evictions
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a pair of emergency ordinances Tuesday freezing rent increases for tenants and barring “no-fault” evictions until a state law which does both takes effect Jan. 1.
Read moreThird Circuit OKs Buffer Zones for Anti-Abortion Protesters
The Third Circuit ruled unanimously Friday that a Pittsburgh buffer-zone ordinance that puts space between clinics and anti-abortion activists does not violate the protesters’ rights.
Read moreRent Control
El Rovia Mobile Home Park, which has 76 rental spaces, sued the City of El Monte in federal court on constitutional grounds, claiming it bought the park before the city passed its rent-control ordinance, which prevents rent hikes upon change of residence or occupancy.
Read moreProperty
The Seventh Circuit upheld the constitutionality of a Hammond, Indiana, ordinance that requires residential property owners to hire a licensed contractor repair the home, or do the repairs themselves, if they derive income from it. Homeowners who occupy their own property get an exemption.
Read morePlease Feed the Animals
A married couple sued Flagstaff and the Arizona Game and Fish Commission in Coconino County Court, claiming a law that bars the feeding of wild animals on private property caused them emotional distress.
Read moreJudge Likely to Advance NRA Suit Over LA Contractor-Disclosure Law
A federal judge indicated Monday he will likely deny Los Angeles’ bid to toss a lawsuit by the National Rifle Association over an ordinance requiring city contractors to disclose their ties to the organization.
Read moreRome Enforces Ban on Sitting on Spanish Steps
Implementing an ordinance that came into effect a month ago, police officers are working Wednesday to tell seated Italians and tourists to get up from one of the Eternal City’s most famous and photographed spots.
Read moreFlorida AG Fights Ruling in Favor of Local Gun Laws
Florida’s Republican attorney general has appealed a recent court ruling that struck down parts of a state law prohibiting local governments from enacting firearm regulations, a week after she asked the state’s high court to reject a ballot measure aimed at banning assault weapons.
Read moreProtest Sign
A homeowner and an artist brought a federal complaint over a law in Fraser, Colo., that blocks people from erecting signs in their yards “to protest President Donald Trump and call for action on global warming.”
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Forget ‘Manmade’: Berkeley Bans Gender-Specific Words
Berkeley leaders voted unanimously this week to replace about 40 gender-specific words in the city code with gender-neutral terms — an effort to be more inclusive that’s drawing both praise and scorn.
Read moreNC City Votes Against Reality TV Star’s Giant Flag
Officials for a North Carolina city declined Monday night to change an ordinance to allow the flying of oversized flags, rebuking reality TV star Marcus Lemonis and the massive Old Glory outside his RV dealership.
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