Energy & Environment Practice Group

Post-Decision Review: United States Forest Service v. Cowpasture River Preservation Association

Adam F. Griffin

On June 15, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court decided United States Forest Service v. Cowpasture...

Fourth Circuit (Over Dissent): No Taking When Maryland Outlawed "Rapid Fire Trigger Activators"

Robert H. Thomas

Maryland outlawed "rapid fire trigger activators" ("devices that, when attached to a firearm, increase its...

Supreme Court Declines to Answer “Is there a ‘Police Powers’ Exception to the Just Compensation Clause?”

Adam F. Griffin

On Monday, the Supreme Court denied certiorari in the case of Lech v. Jackson. The...

Individual Property Takings: Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection

Thomas W. Merrill, James S. Burling, Kent Safriet

Environmental Law Practice Group

In Stop the Beach Renourishment, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that the Florida Supreme...

Federal Courts Standards for Ripeness and Takings Claims

J. David Breemer, Daniel L. Siegel, Donald J. Kochan

Environmental Law & Property Rights Practice Group

Justiciability doctrines, particularly ripeness, have a particularly important role in takings challenges to permitting decisions. ...