Judge Tosses California Coastline Signpost Suit
The owners of an oceanfront home in Malibu, California, are defending their plan to install signposts marking where the public beach ends and their private property begins.
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Democratic-Led House Makes Conservation Push With Lands Bill
The House passed legislation Friday that would create about 1.5 million acres of new wilderness and incorporate nearly 1,200 miles of waterways into the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System as Democrats move to protect more public lands — with President Joe Biden’s blessing.
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High Court Turns Away Hawaii Zoning Dispute, Spurring Thomas Dissent
Justice Clarence Thomas decried the state of Fifth Amendment land-taking precedent in a brief dissent Monday after the Supreme Court refused to hear a Hawaii zoning dispute.
Read moreSacred Land
A federal court in Arizona denied Apache Stronghold’s request for a temporary restraining order to present the U.S. government from publishing a final environmental impact statement on a copper mine project, which would permit the sale of 2,422-acres of land that the plaintiff’s claim is “Western Apache land” under an 1852 treaty.
Read moreLevee Paths
An appeals court in Louisiana granted the West Baton Rouge Parish Council a permanent injunction against landowners to prevent them from interfering with the levee district’s construction of bicycle paths and walkways on top of levees, which are located on their properties.
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Proud Boys Sued Over Attack on Black Church in DC
The far-right group the Proud Boys was dragged to court Monday by a church in the nation’s capital that claims it was terrorized last month when members of the group vandalized Black Lives Matter signs in an attempt to silence supporters of racial justice.
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US Consulate Hong Kong Property Sale Stuck in Diplomatic Row
A multimillion-dollar property sale by the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong has been put on ice because it has not received permission from Beijing, the prospective buyer said Wednesday.
Read moreSquare Footage
A federal court in California dismissed a class action that accused Allstate of double-counting the square footage of garages when determining the total square footage of properties in order to charge policyholders inflated premiums.
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Equatorial Guinea Loses Challenge to Seizure of French Mansion
A swanky Parisian mansion was not a diplomatic residence for Equatorial Guinea and France had a right to seize it, the United Nations’ high court ruled Friday.
Read moreEminent Domain
The Ninth Circuit upheld a ruling in favor of Alaska’s Departments of Natural Resources and Transportation in an eminent domain proceeding relating to land taken to connect public trails, finding the lower court properly relied on an appraisal report to determine just compensation for the land belonging to two sisters that was acquired under the Alaska Native Allotment Act.
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German Police Clear Out Famous Berlin Squatters’ Building
Police in heavy riot gear began clearing out a notorious Berlin leftist squat on Friday, encountering only passive resistance from residents as they carried them individually down a firetruck ladder.
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Pandemic Touted by Both Sides in Fight Over California Property Tax Reform Measure
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — Years in the making, a plan to tinker with California’s iconic property tax code and raise
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Majority of Californians Support Property Tax Reform, Study Shows
A California ballot measure that would drastically reform how commercial properties are taxed has the support of the majority of state residents who plan to vote in November, according to a survey released Wednesday.
Read moreNo Hiking!
The U.S. Forest Service’s plan to build a 3-mile trail — with bridge for hikers and cattle — will disrupt the natural balance of the area, negatively impact private property owners and violate the Endangered Species Act, according to property owners who sued Wednesday.
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Spain Court Orders Franco Family to Return Mansion
A Spanish court on Wednesday ordered Francisco Franco’s family to hand over the keys to a mansion it says was illegally bought by the late dictator decades ago.
Read morePresidential Center
The Obama Presidential Center can occupy 20 acres of public land in Chicago’s Jackson Park, the Seventh Circuit ruled, finding the plaintiffs who wish to stop the project do not have a property interest in the land and that the center, with its museum, library, gardens and more, is a use of the land with public benefits.
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Condemnation Lawsuits Stand Between Trump and His ‘Big Beautiful Wall’
With President Donald Trump eager to fulfill his campaign promise to build 450 miles of border wall by the end of 2020, his administration has filed 63 eminent domain lawsuits against South Texas landowners this year. One problem: Such cases can take years to resolve.
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Smelly Pennsylvania Landfill Must Face Class Suit
The Third Circuit revived a federal class action Monday over the stench of a Pennsylvania landfill affecting some 20,000 people.
Read moreMining
Twelve residents of Belfair, Wash., sued Mason County in a federal class action, claiming it illegally “gifted a private company, Grump Ventures, LLC … with a valuable right to operate a 66.5-acre surface mine in a residential zone where mining is prohibited.
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