action in the Court of Chancery. While

that lawsuit was ongoing, Duffy was granted a demolition permit but failed to fully raze

the structures. Consequently, after proving Duffy with notice that it intended to proceed

with demolition, Kent County caused the structures to be demolished. Kent County

placed a lien on the property in the amount of $1400, the cost of the demolition.

Thereafter, Duffy initiated several lawsuits, including the two District of Delaware cases

relevant to his present appeals.

       In the first case, Duffy, who claims that he is disabled because of Parkinson’s

Disease, alleged that the Kent County Levy Court (Kent County) and one of its

commissioners, P. Brooks Banta, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

By order entered September 27, 2010, the District Court granted the defendants’

GOP Action Hero Chris Christie

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He's getting a ton of love from the national Republican elite, but Chris Christie's approval ratings at home are softening, according to a new poll. A Monmouth University survey released Wednesday shows the New Jersey governor with a 47 percent approval rating among state residents, compared to 49 percent who disapprove of his performance. Christie's approval rating is the same as it was in a February Monmouth poll, but his negative number has climbed by 9 points since then.

According to a new poll from Monmouth University, it turns out Republican Party patron saint Chris Christie isn't quite as popular as his national media profile suggests:

And what is causing his slide? Maggie Haberman reports:

Last year's budget was controversial, but this year's version isn't making