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Statutory Interpretation Public Land

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Court Ruling Protects Rural Alaska Subsistence Fishing on Federal Lands and Waters

On August 20, 2025, in United States v. Alaska No. 24‑2251, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the federal government’s authority to create a rural subsistence fishing priority in navigable waters on federal lands under Title VIII of...more

Patton Sullivan Brodehl LLP

Are “Common Law Dedications” of Private Property to the Public Extinct?

A “dedication” is an uncompensated transfer of an interest in private property to the public. Dedications can occur pursuant to statute or common law. Statutory dedications follow the path set forth in the Subdivision Map...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

New Guidance on Land Dedication and Article 97

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Nahant Preservation Trust, Inc. v. Northeastern University, 104 Mass.App.Ct. 698 (2024) - Nahant Preservation Trust, Inc. v. Northeastern University involved a dispute over whether a private landowner (“Northeastern”) had...more

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