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Introduction To Upcoming Ninth Circuit Survey, The Honorable Richard R. Clifton
Introduction To Upcoming Ninth Circuit Survey, The Honorable Richard R. Clifton
GGU Law Review Blog
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Suitum V. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency: Applying The Takings Ripeness Rule To Land Use Regulations And Transferable Development Rights, Michael B. Hitchcock
Suitum V. Tahoe Regional Planning Agency: Applying The Takings Ripeness Rule To Land Use Regulations And Transferable Development Rights, Michael B. Hitchcock
Golden Gate University Law Review
This note sets forth the facts and procedural history of Suitum. The background of ripeness in the context of government regulation of land use and constitutional takings claims is examined in Section III. The major area of inquiry is the evolution and application of the Williamson County two hurdle, "final decision" and "state procedures," ripeness test. The analysis of both the Ninth Circuit opinion and the reversing United States Supreme Court opinion are presented in Section IV. Section V evaluates the differing positions of the Ninth Circuit and the Supreme Court regarding the application of the ripeness test to TDRs. …
Oregon Natural Resources Council V. Thomas; Another "Meritorious" Timber Lawsuit Fails: Do Substantive Riders Warrant An Exception To The Plain Language Rule?, Julie A. Coldicott
Oregon Natural Resources Council V. Thomas; Another "Meritorious" Timber Lawsuit Fails: Do Substantive Riders Warrant An Exception To The Plain Language Rule?, Julie A. Coldicott
Golden Gate University Law Review
This note provides a brief background to the Rescissions Act, outlines the Act's provisions and examines the Ninth Circuit Court's decisions interpreting these provisions prior to Oregon Natural Resources Council v. Thomas. Section III sets forth the facts and procedural history of ONRC II, the most recent meritorious lawsuit to fall victim to the provisions of the Rescissions Act. Section IV examines the Ninth Circuit Court's analysis and holding in ONRC II. Section V argues that although the Ninth Circuit's decision in ONRC II was correct under current standards, the result was fundamentally wrong. Section V also examines the rules …
Are Rule 26(C) Protective Orders Viable Against Grand Juries? The Ninth Circuit Rejects Balancing Test In Favor Of A Per Se Rule: United States V. Janet Greeson's A Place For Us (In Re Grand Jury Subpoena Served On Meserve), Dane L. Steffenson
Golden Gate University Law Review
This comment compares the Fourth, Eleventh, and Ninth Circuits' per se rule with the Second Circuit's balancing approach. It concludes that the courts adopting the per se rule made unwarranted findings by overstating the reach of protective orders by construing them as improper "de facto" grants of immunity. The courts also understated the retained power of a grand jury by declining to recognize that even when a protective order exists, a grand jury can still call witnesses, have a court compel testimony, or use leaked information for prosecution even though it is sealed.s Further, these courts could have applied a …