T-Mobile Central, LLC v. Charter Township of West Bloomfield

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that application of the substantial evidence test ensures that “a zoning board acted in conformity with the relevant local laws”
• finding that evidence relied on by the local government, which was “merely alleged,” was not substantiated”
• adopting the FCC’s approach and rejecting the “blanket ban” approach of the Second, Third, and Fourth Circuits
• explaining tower opponent’s “ostensibly lay opinion” about wireless provider’s coverage in the area was not substantial evidence
• identifying the reasons for denial listed in the municipality’s written decision and reviewing those reasons one at a time
• adopting the “least intru- sive means” standard because it is “considerably more flexible” and the “analysis is straightforward”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).