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PEEL Alumni Scholarship

2010

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Coral Reefs In The Philippines, Mary Stevens Jan 2010

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 Jan 2010

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 …