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Court of Appeals Decision Adds to Evolving Marketable Title Act Framework

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In a recent unpublished decision, the North Carolina Court of Appeals provided further insight into how restrictive covenants interact with the state’s Marketable Title Act....more

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Submerged Lands/Zoning: Federal Appellate Court Addresses Whether Taking Claim is for Ripe Review

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Co-Author Abigail Lindsey The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit addressed in an October 16th Opinion whether an alleged taking by a city was ripe for judicial review. See Fane Lozman v. City of Riviera...more

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CEQA Year in Review 2020

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A Summary of Published Appellate Opinions Involving the California Environmental Quality Act - Despite relatively few published opinions this year, there were significant appellate court rulings on a range of topics,...more

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The True Cost Of Zoning Litigation

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The week before Christmas 2020, I received word from the N.C. Supreme Court that it had denied discretionary review in a case out of Western North Carolina that my client had won in the N.C. Court of Appeals in 2018. We had...more

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City Officials Must Be Neutral & Unbiased

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PublicCEO Article Examines California Precedent-Setting Bias Tainting Decision - City councilmembers are policymakers. They are the voice of their constituents. Occasionally, this role shifts to mirror that of a judge...more

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Solar Energy Project/Municipal Regulation: Massachusetts Land Court Addresses Challenge to Special Permit Requirement

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The Massachusetts Land Court (“Land Court”) in a December 24th decision addressed a challenge to the Town of Ware’s (the “Town”) requirement that PLH LLC (“PLH”) obtain a special permit for its proposed ground-mounted solar...more

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