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Federal Liability For State Water-Adjudication Filing Fees: Has The United States Waived Its Sovereign Immunity?, Robert H. Abrams
Federal Liability For State Water-Adjudication Filing Fees: Has The United States Waived Its Sovereign Immunity?, Robert H. Abrams
Journal Publications
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From Askhabad, To Wellton-Mohawk, To Los Angeles: The Drought In Water Policy, David H. Getches
From Askhabad, To Wellton-Mohawk, To Los Angeles: The Drought In Water Policy, David H. Getches
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Wild Dunes And Serbonian Bogs: The Impact Of The Lucas Decision On Shoreline Protection Programs, Richard C. Ausness
Wild Dunes And Serbonian Bogs: The Impact Of The Lucas Decision On Shoreline Protection Programs, Richard C. Ausness
Law Faculty Scholarly Articles
In Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council, the United Supreme Court was forced once again to delve into the law of regulatory takings. This experience is seldom a pleasant one. Echoing the poet John Milton, an exasperated state court judge once described takings law as a “Serbonian Bog.” Unfortunately, the takings doctrine is only slightly more comprehensible after the Lucas decision than it was before. Nevertheless, progress in this area, however modest, deserves praise, and the Court is to be commended for clarifying one aspect of takings jurisprudence. As a result of Lucas a “categorical rule” has been announced …