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Marine Forests Soc'y v. California Coastal Comm'n

The court held that California Coastal Act provisions governing the appointment and tenure of members of the California Coastal Commission do not violate the separation-of-powers clause of the California Constitution. The California Constitution, unlike the U.S. Constitution, does not categorically ...

Kelo v. New London, City of

The U.S. Supreme Court held that a city's proposed disposition of property owners' property, in a plan designed to revitalize the city's ailing economy, qualifies as a "public use" within the meaning of the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. There is no allegation that a...

Berg v. Popham

The court held that a dry cleaner sufficiently alleged a claim for arranger liability under Alaska Statute §46.03.822(a)(4) against a company that sold and installed dry cleaning equipment to the cleaner. Because the case presented an issue of first impression, it was certified to the Alaska Su...

Jaasma v. Shell Oil Co.

The court reversed a district court's summary judgment order dismissing a property owner's claims that an oil company breached its obligations under a lease agreement to operate a gasoline station and that the owner had suffered cognizable damages as a result of that breach. A week before the end of...

Anderson First Coalition v. Anderson, City of

The court affirmed in part and reversed in part a trial court decision denying individuals' petition for writ of mandate challenging the approval of a shopping center project. The trial court did not violate the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by severing a gas station from the project, ...

National Parks Conservation Ass'n v. Manson

The court held that a district court erred in dismissing environmental groups' suit challenging the issuance of a permit to construct a power plant near Yellowstone National Park for lack of standing. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality issued the permit after the U.S. Department of the ...

Hoopa Valley Indian Tribe v. Ryan

The court held that a Native American tribe is ineligible for funding under the mandatory contracting provisions of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA) to implement a salmon and steelhead restoration project in the Trinity River Basin. The restoration projects are des...

National Ass'n of Home Builders v. Norton

The court affirmed the dismissal of a home builder association's claims that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) violated the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) in its promulgation of survey protocols to detect the endangered quino checkerspot butterfly in s...

Lincoln Place Tenants Ass'n v. Los Angeles, City of

A court held that a city cannot disregard the mitigating conditions it placed on the demolition of certain buildings in its approval of a redevelopment project without conducting a supplemental California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review. The city claimed that the demolition at issue was not ...