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How long is too long for a court to 'rehear' a case?

August 19, 2016 | By MARK MILLER

Earlier this year, careful readers of the blog know I called your attention to a regulatory land grab taking place in the beautiful Florida Keys. That case, known as Beyer v. City of Marathon, has remained pending on a motion for rehearing before the Third District Court of Appeal for the State of Florida for three years. Pacific Legal Foundation h ...

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Another unconstitutional takings case on its way to the Florida Supreme Court

October 31, 2016 | By MARK MILLER

caption id="attachment_43479" align="alignright" width="300" Gordon Beyer with grandson./caption Pacific Legal Foundation reviews hundreds of regulatory takings cases a year. Often we cannot take a case, for any number of reasons, even though the facts call out for justice. But, sometimes the brazenness of a local government's land grab so sho ...