ELR Citation: ELR 20543
No(s). 93-413L (Fed. Cl. Apr 28, 2000)

The court holds that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' denial of landowners' Clean Water Act §404 permit application effected a permanent taking of their property in violation of the Fifth Amendment. The court first holds that the landowners' claim is ripe. Even if more information were offered by ...