Detroit Blight Court to Fight Urban Decay
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On a block of neat, single-family homes in northwest Detroit, one burned-out house stands with its porch roof caved in, the lawn turned into a dump. The house has been like this for months &#151; an eyesore, a hazard to curious children and a scene for potential mischief. But neighborhood activists have high hopes that could soon change.
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The battle for Central Park heads to court today as organizers of what could be the largest demonstration in New York history make a last-ditch bid to overturn a ban on their
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OAKLAND -- A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Oakland homeowners against the city's fire tax assessment district.   Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch last week ruled there was "good cause" to throw out the lawsuit.
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Leaders of a Pennsylvania town that cracked down on illegal immigrants went to court to defend their practices Monday, as a judge in Missouri ruled that nearly identical ordinances in a St. Louis suburb violate state law.
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Nearly a year after the city of Hazleton began a high-profile campaign to rid itself of illegal immigrants, opponents of the crackdown are getting their day in court.
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The death of Nixzmary Brown, 7, in Brooklyn last January demanded a reckoning but time appears to be standing still in court.
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SHOREHAM, Vermont  - Vermont officials are going   to court and activists are threatening a boycott of the world's   largest forest products company as a battle intensifies over a   plan to burn old tires as fuel in New York state.
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The public is urged to help bring those responsible for burning illegal materials on bonfires before the courts.
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By Paul T. Rosynsky  OAKLAND -- City Attorney John Russo will have to explain in court why he invalidated a petition that challenged the City Council's approval of the massive Oak to Ninth housing development, a judge tentatively ruled this week.
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By Scott Streater, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Jun. 7--Local leaders are becoming frustrated with the ongoing efforts to devise a plan to clean up ozone in Dallas-Fort Worth.
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By JAMES MINTON  A Baton Rouge company filed suit in federal court Monday to challenge an East Feliciana Parish trailer park ordinance adopted last month.
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Leonardo DiCaprio's neighbors will have to show more proof if they want to sue him for building a basketball court they claim destabilized their property, a judge ruled Thursday.
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By John Stark, The Bellingham Herald, Bellingham, Wash.  Sep. 17--The courtroom battle over the fate of the Healthy Bay Initiative will be heard Monday before Whatcom County Superior Court Judge Ira Uhrig.
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_ The sight of Detroit fans scuffling with NBA stars at the end of a game and showering players with beer, ice and popcorn gives the city another black eye as it struggles to overcome a well-worn reputation for violence and unrest.
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FARGO, ND - A judge is expected to rule on a federal lawsuit over this city&#39;s public display of a Ten Commandments monument before the Supreme Court takes up two similar cases, the city attorney says.
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By MARIE ROHDE  Glendale  The city is using its power of eminent domain to help accomplish a $300 million makeover of Bayshore shopping center, but a lawsuit filed by one property owner is questioning whether the takeover fits the law's strict criteria.
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WASHINGTON: On the 20th anniversary of the Bhopal gas leak disaster on Friday a federal lawsuit is pending in New York against Union Carbide and former CEO Warren Anderson for environmental remediation of the factory site.