Weekly Cases Update Volume 54, Issue 6

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Volume 54, Issue 12

ELR 2006022-913(U.S., )

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that Texas property owners should be permitted to pursue claims under the Takings Clause through an inverse-condemnation cause of action available under Texas law.

Keywords:
Taking of private property
ELR 2005822-1074(U.S., )

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that the Takings Clause does not distinguish between legislative and administrative land use permit conditions, in a lawsuit concerning a traffic impact fee as a condition of building a prefabricated home on a parcel of land.

Keywords:
Taking of private property
ELR 20061CV-24-00034-TUC-JGZ(D. Ariz., )

A district court denied tribes' and conservation groups' request to preliminarily enjoin construction of a transmission line through the San Pedro Valley in Arizona.

Keywords:
Energy (generally)
ELR 2005921-119 (RDM)(D.D.C., )

A district court denied the state of Florida's motion for a limited stay of the court's prior ruling vacating EPA's approval of Florida's application to assume permitting authority under §404 of the CWA.

Keywords:
Dredge and fill, §404