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Oregon proposal would mandate attorney fees in land use cases

March 09, 2011 | By PACIFIC LEGAL FOUNDATION

Author: Daniel Himebaugh Legislators in Oregon have proposed a new bill that would require the state Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) and Court of Appeals to award attorney fees to land use applicants who prevail in appealing a government land use decision.  Currently, such awards are discretionary and depend on factors like whether the R ...

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PLF files brief in Oregon Measure 37 case at the U.S. Supreme Court

June 27, 2012 | By BRIAN HODGES

A few days ago, we filed our amicus brief supporting the petition for certiorari at the U.S. Supreme Court in Bruner v. Whitman.  The Bruner case asks whether the State of Oregon can unilaterally terminate legal agreements it entered into with property owners that allowed them to develop their land, which is encumbered by onerous … ...