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Weekly litigation report — August 14, 2016

August 20, 2016 | By JAMES BURLING

Property rights — California Supreme Court rules on compensation issues Complaint filed in extortionate low-income housing demand Ancient custom of beach driving? Sign ban repealed Endangered species and the green sturgeon Shoreline buffer exactions challenge at the Supreme Court WOTUS rule pass Property rights — California Supreme Cour ...

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NC Supreme Court agrees to review beach access takings case

April 15, 2016 | By J. DAVID BREEMER

Today, the North Carolina Supreme Court agreed to review the case of Nies v. Town of Emerald Isle, a beach property rights dispute pitting a couple’s right to limit access to their beachfront land against a local government’s desire to open it up the land to public and town driving. The case arises from Emerald Isle, a barrier islan ...