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Coral Reefs In The Philippines, Mary Stevens
Coral Reefs In The Philippines, Mary Stevens
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In 1959, petitioner and his fellow corporate associates purchased a waterfront parcel of land in Rhode Island that was primarily a salt marsh plagued by tidal flooding. Over a period of many years, the corporation filed several petitions seeking to develop the land with various government agencies and was consistently denied. In 1971, Rhode Island promulgated regulations designating salt marshes, such as petitioner's, as protected coastal wetlands. In 1978, petitioner became the corporation's sole shareholder and received title for the land. In the 1980's, he applied to the state to fill in his marshland and was rejected based on the …
2001 Supreme Court Redux, Mary Stevens
2001 Supreme Court Redux, Mary Stevens
PEEL Alumni Scholarship
In 1959, petitioner and his fellow corporate associates purchased a waterfront parcel of land in Rhode Island that was primarily a salt marsh plagued by tidal flooding. Over a period of many years, the corporation filed several petitions seeking to develop the land with various government agencies and was consistently denied. In 1971, Rhode Island promulgated regulations designating salt marshes, such as petitioner's, as protected coastal wetlands. In 1978, petitioner became the corporation's sole shareholder and received title for the land. In the 1980's, he applied to the state to fill in his marshland and was rejected based on the …