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Sea-Level Rise, Managed Retreat, and Eminent Domain in California

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Thanks to all of you who were able to attend Nossaman’s Coastal Law Conference last week.  If you missed the event, I provided an update on sea-level rise, managed retreat, and potential eminent domain / regulatory takings...more

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Riparian Rights: North Carolina Court Addresses Non-Navigable Lake Access Issue

The Court of Appeals of North Carolina (“Court”) addressed in an October 16th opinion whether Lewis Edward Dye, Jr (“Defendant”), through his chain of title in a small tract of land on Everett’s Lake (the “Lake”) also has the...more

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Southampton Trustees-Possible Thorny Parkland Alienation Issue On Rose Hill Drive

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A few days ago, the Town Supervisor of the Town of Southampton and the Town Trustee President sent a letter to the State Comptroller and State Park Commissioner requesting an opinion as to whether Town Trustee property, known...more

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Pre-1969 Fill of Shoreline Area Not a Violation of the Public Trust Doctrine

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The Washington State Court of Appeals, Division III, ruled on June 14, 2016 that the Three Fingers Fill on Lake Chelan, placed in shoreline areas prior to December 4, 1969, was authorized by a “savings clause” contained in...more

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NC Court of Appeals rules Emerald Isle’s restriction on the use of privately owned oceanfront property is not a compensable...

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What part of a beach in North Carolina is subject to public use and what part is private property was recently addressed by the North Carolina Court of Appeals in Nies v. Town of Emerald Isle (Nov. 17, 2015). This case...more

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Land Use Matters: Alston & Bird LLP, September 2015

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The 1st District Court of Appeal invalidated the use of a statutory exemption applicable to the State Lands Commission’s (SLC) approval of a land exchange. The land exchange related to the 8 Washington Street Project, which...more

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