<b><i>BREAKING NEWS:</i></b> Ruling Affirms Narrow Reading of 'Parent' in Same-Sex Case
Joel Stashenko
Declining to overrule a 19-year-old precedent, the Court of Appeals narrowly held on May 4 that a same-sex partner who has not adopted her partner's biological child cannot assert visitation rights under New York law.
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Adult Uses: Adequate Alternative Sites
Stewart E. Sterk
When municipalities enact zoning ordinances that restrict the location of adult uses, they must take care to assure that adequate alternative sites remain available.
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