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The dry beach takings case of Nies v.Town of Emerald Isle, described more fully here, continues to generate debate in North Carolina. Recently, the Manager of Defendant Town of Emerald Isle published an article criticizing the Nies' s view of the case. The following PLF rebuttal to the Town Manager's column was published Sunday, August 21, 2016 ...
This week, Pacific Legal Foundation attorneys filed a Petition for Certiorari asking the United States Supreme Court to review the case of Nies v. Town of Emerald Isle, discussed more here. The Petition presents the important question of "whether the Takings Clause permits a state to statutorily redefine an entire coastline of privately owned dr ...