by Cary Estes Landowners no longer will be fenced in by state decisions when it comes to eminent domain cases thanks to a recent Supreme Court ruling. By a 5-4 vote, the high court ruled in Knick v. Township of…
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Landmark Eminent Domain Ruling
Tagged with: eminent domain, Institute for Justice, Robert McNamara, Supreme Court
Posted in Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Public Land
Posted in Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Public Land
Supreme Court Rules for Landowners 8-0
November 27 decision in Weyerhaeuser v. US Fish and Wildlife requires that habitat be present for Critical Habitat Designation. The case concerns about 1,500 acres in Louisiana that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service designated as a critical habitat for…
Tagged with: critical habitat, dusky tree frog, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, US Fish and Wildlife, Weyerhaeuser
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, Louisiana, News Desk, South, Timber
Posted in Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, Louisiana, News Desk, South, Timber
Supreme Court Declines Coastal Act Case
A decade-long legal battle by Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla over private property rights versus public coastal access ended this month when the Supreme Court declined to hear the case, reports the Los Angeles Times. Central to the dispute: a…
Tagged with: Martins Beach, private property rights, Sun Microsystem, Supreme Court, Vinod Khosla
Posted in California, Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Pacific, Public Land
Posted in California, Conservation, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Pacific, Public Land
Land Report October 2018 Newsletter
Tom Brokaw’s West Boulder Ranch and the Old Steen Place, an adjacent portion of the Burnt Leather Ranch, were sold to a single buyer by Fay Ranches on September 28. The combination of the two Montana holdings creates a 4,751-acre…
Tagged with: Bakken Shale, Burnt Leather Ranch, Charles Wyly, Concierge Auctions, Endangered Species Act, ESA, Monadnock Conservancy, Old Steen Place, Permian Basin, Sam Wyly, Supreme Court, Tom Brokaw, US Fish and Wildlife, West Boulder River
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, California, Energy, Farming, Federal Policy, Hunting, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, News Desk, Newsletter, North Dakota, Northeast, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Texas, West
Posted in Agriculture, Auctions, California, Energy, Farming, Federal Policy, Hunting, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, News Desk, Newsletter, North Dakota, Northeast, Pacific, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Texas, West
Land Report June 2018 Newsletter
In our June newsletter, the long arm of the law takes center stage: The Supreme Court hands Florida a win over Georgia in a water dispute In Texas, private land seizures have begun as the administration builds its border wall…
Tagged with: biomass, eminent domain, EPA, Scott Pruitt, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, timberland, water court
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Energy, Farming, Federal Policy, International, Midwest, Minerals, News Desk, Newsletter, Northeast, Public Land, Recreation, Southwest, Taxes, Timber, Water, West
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Conservation, Energy, Farming, Federal Policy, International, Midwest, Minerals, News Desk, Newsletter, Northeast, Public Land, Recreation, Southwest, Taxes, Timber, Water, West
Land Report April 2014 Newsletter
The importance of land to our society – as a resource, a common theme, and a point of contention – is a constant source of amazement. Water policy, agricultural programs, master-planned communities – so many aspects of our day-to-day existence…
Tagged with: Beef, Bobby Patton, Copper Beech Farm, Everglades, Lake Okeechobee, Long Island Sound, Property rights, Supreme Court, York Ranch
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Connecticut, Farming, Federal Policy, Florida, New Mexico, Newsletter, Northeast, Public Land, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Southwest, Water, West, Wyoming
Posted in Agriculture, Cattle, Connecticut, Farming, Federal Policy, Florida, New Mexico, Newsletter, Northeast, Public Land, Recreation, Residential Property, South, Southwest, Water, West, Wyoming
War Between the States
A centuries-old fracas involving a caustic boundary dispute shows no signs of abating. One of the country’s most contentious water wars has reached a boil, and there’s a high probability that a conclusive decision will only emerge courtesy of the…
Tagged with: Atlanta, Chattahoochee River, Georgia, Supreme Court, Tennessee, Tennessee River
Posted in Eric OKeefe, Feature, Georgia, South, Tennessee, Water
Posted in Eric OKeefe, Feature, Georgia, South, Tennessee, Water
Kelo Rears Its Greedy Head in Houston
For landowners, their is no more controversial case than the Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision in Kelo v. City of New London permitting the use of eminent domain to transfer private property from one owner to another under the guise of furthering economic development. In response…
Tagged with: Andrew Wheat, Bill White, BLVD Place, Ed Wulfe, Galleria, Houston, James Collins, Jock Collins, Kelo, Kelo v. City of New London, New London, Supreme Court, Texans for Public Justice
Posted in Eric OKeefe, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Public Land, Regional News, Southwest, Topics
Posted in Eric OKeefe, Feature, Federal Policy, News Desk, Public Land, Regional News, Southwest, Topics
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