Synagogue Loses Challenge To Storm Water Remediation Fee

In Shaarei Tfiloh Congregation v. Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, (MD App., April 27, 2018), in a suit by a synagogue the Maryland Court of Special Appeals held that Baltimore's Storm Water Remediation Fee is an excise tax, not a property tax.  Thus the tax exemption for property used for...

Las Vegas police bodycam shows storming of gunman’s hotel room – video

Footage has been released showing how officers stormed the hotel room of Stephen Paddock, the man who shot dead 58 people and injured 500 others during a music festival in October 2017. The shooting took place at the Mandalay Bay hotel and ended when Paddock killed himself Continue reading......

Art Shay: acclaimed photographer – in pictures

Shay, who has died aged 96, photographed celebrities, politicians and ordinary Americans during a career that spanned 70 years. His work for publications including Time, Life and Sports Illustrated made him one of the most respected photojournalists of his generation Continue reading... Source:...