Norman v. United States

ELR Citation: ELR 20239
No(s). 05-5039 (Fed. Cir. Nov 18, 2005)

The court upholds the dismissal of real estate developers' illegal exaction and Fifth Amendment compensation claims. The developers relied on the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (the Corps') 1988 wetlands delineation in purchasing the 470-acre plot at issue. Due to public controversy, however, the del...