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Mandatory Referendum For Zoning Amendments; Unlawful Delegation Of Legislative Power; Denial Of Due Process; Forest City Enterprises, Inc. V. Eastlake, Jane E. Bond
Akron Law Review
IN 1971 FOREST CITY ENTERPRISES applied to the Planning Commission of Eastlake, Ohio, to rezone its property, an eight-acre parcel of land, from industrial to multi-family high-rise use. After the application was filed, initiative petitions were circulated proposing the adoption of an amendment to the Eastlake city charter. The proposed amendment provided for mandatory voter approval' of any ordinance changing the city's existing comprehensive zoning plan. An amendment to this effect was adopted in November, 1971.
Due Process For Cash Civil Forfeitures In Structuring Cases, Timothy J. Ford
Due Process For Cash Civil Forfeitures In Structuring Cases, Timothy J. Ford
Michigan Law Review
On January 22, 2013, Tarik “Terry” Dehko sat down to pay the bills for his small Michigan grocery store when a federal agent entered his office. The agent told Dehko that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had executed a seizure warrant and taken the market’s entire bank account—more than $35,000. When Dehko asked how he could run his business without its bank account, the agent replied, “I don’t care.” The government did not charge Dehko with a crime that day. In fact, Dehko had never been charged with any crime in his life. Instead, the government waited until July 19 …