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First Circuit sets forth clear indices when a regulatory takings claim is ripe
Posted on 6 Jun 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

As noted in prior posts, there has been a long history by landowners seeking to use the Fifth Amendment to obtain compensation for so-called "regulatory takings" of their property. In Downing/Salt Pond Partners, L.P. v. Rhode Island , 2011 U... Read More

Tags: Thomas Clarke , Regulation , regulatory taking , final action , taking , Fifth Amendment , agency , ripeness , Inverse Condemnation , state litigation , Downing/Salt Pond Partners. v. Rhode Island

Supreme Court Holds in Sackett v. EPA That Idaho Couple Can Challenge EPA Wetlands Compliance Order As A Final Agency Action
Posted on 26 Mar 2012 by Shane Dilworth

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court on March 21 unanimously found that an Idaho couple could file a lawsuit challenging a compliance order issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Water Act (CWA) because... Read More

Tags: Supreme Court , final order , judicial review , wetlands , final action , Chantell Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency , navigable waters , Administrative Procedures Act , compliance order , Clean Water Act , EPA

Supreme Court Holds in Sackett v. EPA That Idaho Couple Can Challenge EPA Wetlands Compliance Order As A Final Agency Action
Posted on 26 Mar 2012 by Shane Dilworth

WASHINGTON, D.C. - (Mealey's) The U.S. Supreme Court on March 21 unanimously found that an Idaho couple could file a lawsuit challenging a compliance order issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under the Clean Water Act (CWA) because... Read More

Tags: Supreme Court , final order , judicial review , wetlands , final action , Chantell Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency , navigable waters , Administrative Procedures Act , compliance order , Clean Water Act , EPA

First Circuit sets forth clear indices when a regulatory takings claim is ripe
Posted on 6 Jun 2011 by Thomas H. Clarke, Jr.

As noted in prior posts, there has been a long history by landowners seeking to use the Fifth Amendment to obtain compensation for so-called "regulatory takings" of their property. In Downing/Salt Pond Partners, L.P. v. Rhode Island , 2011 U... Read More

Tags: Thomas Clarke , Regulation , regulatory taking , final action , taking , Fifth Amendment , agency , ripeness , Inverse Condemnation , state litigation , Downing/Salt Pond Partners. v. Rhode Island