Real Estate & Property Law

As America’s population ages, demand for elder law attorneys grows

Updated: As the U.S. population continues to get older, more attorneys are entering the field of elder law or expanding their practice to provide elder law services.

Mar 27, 2019 6:30 AM CDT

Can Trump legally use emergency powers to build a border wall? Experts weigh in

Updated: On Friday morning, President Donald Trump confirmed that he will be declaring a national emergency to build a border wall. Experts say the emergency declaration itself will likely be judged fully within his powers as the president of the United States. But it's much less clear that the president's emergency powers permit him to build a wall using the military construction statutes most observers think he'll use. And the project could be tied up in eminent domain challenges until 2020 or later.

Feb 14, 2019 6:15 PM CST

GSA lawyers punted on constitutional issue raised by Trump hotel lease, IG report says

Lawyers with the U.S. General Services Administration were aware of constitutional concerns raised by the ongoing lease of a government building for a Trump hotel, but they decided to “punt,” according to a report by the GSA inspector general. The agency lawyers “improperly ignored [the] emoluments clauses, even though the…

Jan 17, 2019 8:46 AM CST

Trump considers using disaster aid for border wall; who will sue?

Lawsuits are being threatened as President Donald Trump reportedly considers using money for disaster aid or military construction projects to build his border wall without congressional approval.

Jan 11, 2019 9:24 AM CST

Law requiring Airbnb to turn over detailed data likely violates Fourth Amendment, judge says

A federal judge in Manhattan has issued a preliminary injunction blocking a New York City ordinance that requires websites such as Airbnb and HomeAway to turn over what he termed “voluminous data” about their customers. U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer ruled Thursday that the law likely violates the Fourth Amendment,…

Jan 4, 2019 9:54 AM CST

ABA backs legislation that would bar housing bias against people based on income source

ABA President Bob Carlson is applauding a bill that would expand the protections of the Fair Housing Act to prevent discrimination based on a person’s lawful source of income. Last year, the ABA House of Delegates adopted policy urging the implementation of such legislation and opposing prejudice against people who…

Nov 14, 2018 4:30 PM CST

NY state tax department reviewing Trump fraud allegations outlined in investigative report

The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance is reviewing allegations in a New York Times investigative article that concludes President Donald Trump participated in “dubious tax schemes” including “instances of outright fraud” during the 1990s. James Gazzale, a department spokesman, said the agency “is reviewing the allegations” in…

Oct 3, 2018 10:38 AM CDT

My Path to Law: Adam Leitman Bailey

In seventh-grade English class, I was introduced to a book about John Peter Zenger, the reason I have been giving my entire life to wanting to become an attorney.

Oct 1, 2018 1:50 AM CDT

7th Circuit reinstates suit claiming senior center failed to protect lesbian tenant from harassment

A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuit claiming a senior living center violated the Fair Housing Act when it failed to protect a lesbian from violence and harassment by other tenants. The Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the law creates liability not only for intentional discrimination…

Aug 28, 2018 10:05 AM CDT

First paralegal practitioners in Utah are expected to be licensed in 2019

The first paralegal practitioners in Utah are expected to be licensed in 2019, making the state the second to license nonlawyers to practice law. New rules regulating paralegal practitioners are set to take effect Nov. 1, LawSites reports. They will allow law practice without a lawyer’s supervision in three areas,…

Aug 7, 2018 9:04 AM CDT

Greenberg Traurig co-founder Robert Traurig dies at 93

Robert Traurig, a co-founder of Greenberg Traurig known for his zoning expertise and devotion to civic causes, has died at 93. Traurig died Tuesday in Miami, according to the Daily Business Review, Law360, the Miami Herald and a Greeenberg Traurig news release. He was known as the “dean of zoning”…

Jul 20, 2018 7:30 AM CDT

Trump pardons Oregon ranchers who inspired Malheur National Wildlife Refuge standoff

President Donald Trump has pardoned Dwight and Steven Hammond, the Oregon ranchers whose arson conviction inspired the 40-day standoff at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. The Hill and the Washington Post have stories.

Jul 10, 2018 3:25 PM CDT

Suit claims landlord didn’t see lawyer’s clause freezing his rent in perpetuity

A lawsuit filed against an Oregon lawyer claims he drafted a clause in his lease that freezes his rent at $1,550 a month in perpetuity. Landlord Angela Bell says in the suit that the lawyer, Kevin Preston of Clackamas, had drafted the lease after refusing to sign one created by…

Jun 21, 2018 7:10 AM CDT

Judge orders NY man out of his parents’ home, says he isn’t entitled to 6 months’ notice

A judge in upstate New York has ordered a 30-year-old man to leave his parents’ home, even as he praised his legal research. Supreme Court Justice Donald Greenwood, a trial-level judge, said Michael Rotondo has to leave the home in Camillus, New York, and he isn’t entitled to six months’…

May 23, 2018 11:24 AM CDT

Judge tosses lawsuit claiming Zillow uses Zestimates to funnel website visitors to advertisers

A federal judge in Chicago has dismissed an amended lawsuit that claims Zillow engages in deceptive and unfair business practices by using its sometimes inaccurate “Zestimates” of property value as a marketing tool. U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve tossed the suit in a May 7 decision, the Chicago Tribune…

May 17, 2018 3:48 PM CDT