Monday, August 19, 2013

Quick Update: Will Congress Act to Fix the Forest Roads Quagmire through the Farm Bill?

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I've had some questions lately about the effects of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Decker v. NEDC , 568 U.S. _ (2013). As I...
Friday, August 16, 2013

What Effect has the Community Planning Act had on Growth Management in Florida?

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Robert Rhodes has a thoughtful piece in the Florida Bar's Environmental and Land Use Section Reporter, entitled "The 2011 Communit...
Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Upcoming Presentation about Sustainability and Property Rights

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On Friday, September 13th at 9 am, come out to the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association's (APA) annual conference. I...
Thursday, July 11, 2013

Sackett v. EPA: One Year Later

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Now that the Pacific Legal Foundation has won another big property rights victory with the Koontz  decision , it seems appropriate to retur...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Early Roundup of Koontz Commentary

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Earlier today, I wrote about the win for landowners in Koontz v. St. Johns River Water Mgmt. Dist. , No. 11-447 (June 25, 2013). On reading ...

U.S. Supreme Court Says Government Demands for Property Must Satisfy Exactions Law, Even Where Permit is Denied and Where Demands are for Money

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In an important win for landowners everywhere, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled for landowners in the exactions case I've been writing ...
Friday, June 21, 2013

Second Quarter 2013: 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...
Thursday, June 20, 2013

Upcoming Presentation about Ethics for Environmental and Sustainability Reporting

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On Thursday, August 8th, come out to the Florida Bar Environmental and Land Use Section's 2013 Annual Update  in Ponte Vedra Beach to le...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

U.S. Supreme Court Carefully Avoids Commerce Clause Implications of Water Rights Dispute

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided this  this year's water law case ,  Tarrant Regional Water District v. Herrmann , 569 U. S. _, N...
Monday, June 10, 2013

Defending against Enforcement Actions with the Takings Clause: Good News for Agriculture and Property Owners in U.S. Supreme Court

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What's that, you say? The U.S. Supreme Court has just decided a second Takings Clause case this term, unanimously--and in the property o...