Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Environmental Organization Files Brief in Forest Roads Litigation before U.S. Supreme Court

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The Northwest Environmental Defense Center  (NEDC), a non-profit environmental organization, has filed its brief in the forest roads case b...
Sunday, October 21, 2012

Third Quarter 2012: Recent Florida Environmental and Land Use Case Law

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The Florida Bar's Environmental and Land Use Law Section has posted its column on the environmental and land use cases in Florida that...
Friday, October 5, 2012

U.S. Supreme Court to Determine What Governments Can Request in Exchange for Permits

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In a case with big implications for landowners and governments of all levels and sizes, the U.S. Supreme Court has just agreed to hear Koon...
Wednesday, October 3, 2012

What If the Government's Power Plant Kills Your Chickens? More on Elevating Public Interest above Private Property Rights

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The transcript for today's flood takings case argued before the U.S. Supreme Court is out . Arkansas Game & Fish Commission v. Unite...
Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Can a Legislature Pass Laws Limiting the Right to Compensation for a Taking?

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Over the past week, I've been writing about a case before the U.S. Supreme Court that asks whether a property owner can be compensated f...
Sunday, September 30, 2012

Property Rights at Stake This Week: Should Property Rights Depend on the Importance of the Public Interest?

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Last week, I previewed the property rights case to be argued this week before the U.S. Supreme Court .  Arkansas Game & Fish Commission...
Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Local Government's Longstanding Land Development Code Interpretation Cannot Trump Code's Unambiguous Language

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The 2d DCA recently held that a local government's longstanding interpretation of its land development code cannot trump the code's ...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Takings Case to Watch before the U.S. Supreme Court: Arkansas Game & Fish Commission v. United States

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Next week, on October 3d, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear an important case for property rights:  Arkansas Game & Fish Commission v. Un...
Tuesday, September 18, 2012

United States Files Brief Supporting Forest Landowners in Forest Roads Litigation

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Along with the petitioners' briefs filed earlier this month in the forest roads case before the U.S. Supreme Court were numerous amic...
Monday, September 10, 2012

Join Me This Week for a Discussion about Agriculture, Planning, & Policy

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Join me on Thursday of this week in Naples at the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association 's annual conference. I'll be...