Hoarding is more than just clutter, untidiness, or a messy home — it is a recognized mental health disorder that can pose serious health, safety, and legal challenges within homeowner associations (HOAs). What is...
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In Misjuns v. City of Lynchburg, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld a municipality’s decision to terminate a fire captain for posting content on social media that his municipal employer found to be...
Personal vs Public Accounts: Critical Considerations for Elected Officials When Utilizing Social Media
Jun 12, 2025
A recent 9th Circuit decision has important implications for how elected officials utilize social media. In Garnier v. O’Connor-Ratcliff, two candidates running for trustee positions on a local school board created public...
What happens when the Association needs to enter an owner’s unit to address an issue with a common element? Can the owner deny the Association access to their unit and prevent the Association from performing the necessary...
On April 11, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, in Griffith Foods Int’l Inc. v. Nat’l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA, 134 F.4th 483 (7th Cir. 2025)(“Griffith”) asked the Illinois Supreme
In a first-of-its-kind decision, a US District Court ruled against a fair use defense for an AI model. In Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GHBM and West Publishing Corp. v. Ross Intelligence, Inc., the United States District