Land Use and Zoning attorney John P. Slagter reports that the long awaited decision in the case of Jaylin Investments, Inc. v. Village of Moreland Hills, 107 Ohio St. 3d 339, was decided by the Ohio Supreme Court today, January 11, 2006. This decision outlines the approach necessary to prosecute an "as applied" constitutional challenge of a local zoning law. The decision was written by Justice Lundberg Stratton, with four other Justices joining in the majority. Justices Pfeifer and O'Donnell dissented. Attorney Slagter will provide further analysis of this case over the next few days.