Perhaps the best way to understand the biggest legal events in 2013 is to hit ABAJournal.com. Events from the past played a heavy influence on some of the year’s biggest legal stories. Civil rights groups recoiled in horror when the U.S. Supreme Court all but obliterated a seminal law in American history that bans voting discrimination. However, those groups also had reason to cheer, as the court also gutted a more recent law that had restricted the rights of homosexuals. Meanwhile, other battles from years past continued to dominate the headlines in 2013, including a new front to last year’s biggest legal story (the Affordable Care Act). It just goes to show that wars can continue long after the winners and losers fade into history.
Glendale sells small parcel for development
By Richard Smith | YourValley The Glendale City Council unanimously voted Sept. 10 to sell a small leftover parcel near downtown for commercial development. This parcel is about 2.75 acres at 4701 W. Glendale Ave., CivicGroup, doing business