The contours of inverse condemnation liability are often tested by creative California plaintiff’s lawyers. In an opinion earlier this year, one Northern California Federal Court dealt with a novel lawsuit in which the Vichy…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Constitutional Law, Real Estate - Commercial
In 2024, in what was heralded as a big win for developers in California, the U.S. Supreme Court upended decades of California precedent and held that legislatively enacted development impact fees must satisfy the “essential…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
In 2024, in what was heralded as a big win for developers in California, the U.S. Supreme Court upended decades of California precedent and held that legislatively enacted development impact fees must satisfy the “essential…
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/ Constitutional Law, Construction Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use, Real Estate - Residential, Real Estate - Commercial
Planning and constructing public infrastructure projects takes significant time – sometimes many years. Property owners and businesses who may be impacted are left in a state of limbo, not knowing for sure whether the project…
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/ Administrative Law, Construction Law, Real Estate - Commercial, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Part two of a three-part series - Governor Gavin Newsom signed two major budget trailer bills, AB 130 and SB 131, into law on June 30, 2025, bringing significant amendments to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)…
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/ Environmental Law, Transportation, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance
Maine: A federal judge struck down Maine’s 2024 voter-approved law capping contributions to super PACs at $5,000 and requiring disclosure of all donors contributing to independent…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics
The Committee on Natural Resources (Committee) in the U.S. House of Representatives is considering a number of bills regarding wildlife, including bills to reauthorize the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and Marine Mammal…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Environmental Law
Periodically, a new public project needs to acquire land that is already put to an existing public use. In order to condemn such land, the condemning entity must demonstrate that the proposed use is either a compatible use or a…
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/ Civil Procedure, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Fundamental changes are in the works for energy, transportation and water project development as federal agencies are implementing new policies and have begun updating their rules in response to President Trump’s numerous…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Transportation
On May 12, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) to reevaluate its decision not to list two species of Joshua tree—Yucca brevifolia (western…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
On September 28, 2024, Governor Newsom signed into law AB 2402, which requires alcohol servers be trained to prevent and mitigate the effects of drink spiking. The new law authorizes the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health, Labor & Employment Law
On Friday, July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) Public Law No: 119-21 (The OBBB Act). The legislation spans multiple sectors, Title I addresses agriculture and essentially acts as…
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/ Agriculture, Environmental Law, Taxation
On Friday, July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) Public Law No: 119-21 (The OBBB Act). The OBBB Act would provide roughly $156 billion in funding for the Defense Department,…
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/ Government Contracting, Military Law, Science, Computers, & Technology, Transportation
On Friday, July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1), Public Law No: 119-21 (The OBBB Act). The legislation spans multiple sectors, with investments in aviation and maritime…
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/ Agriculture, Environmental Law, Transportation
On Friday, July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) Public Law No: 119-21 (The OBBB Act). The OBBB Act extends and makes permanent many provisions from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Taxation
