Steve Langsdorf, attorney for the City of Augusta, is featured in an article in the Kennebec Journal about newly elected Augusta Mayor Dave Rollins.
Rollins’ election leaves his at-large council seat vacant. Stephen Langsdorf, city attorney, said it will be up to councilors to set a special election to elect someone to fill the soon-to-be-vacant seat.
Early this week, in response to the United States Supreme Court’s recent decision in Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota (598 U.S. (2023)) , the Maine Legislature passed emergency legislation establishing a new process for...
A recent Supreme Court ruling in Sheetz v. County of El Dorado makes it clear that impact fees adopted by a legislative body may work as an unconstitutional taking of property. The Issue: This...
On April 16, 2024, the Governor signed LD 2262, “An Act to Amend the Process for the Sale of Foreclosed Properties Due to Nonpayment of Taxes.” In June 2023, in response to the United...
Governor Mills recently signed a bill amending the public disclosure requirements for public employees who have been disciplined. Although widely reported as applying to police misconduct, the law applies to all government employees. The...
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota (598 U.S. _____ (2023)). The Supreme Court held that Hennepin County had violated the Fifth Amendment’s takings clause by...
