Public agencies prevailed in 71% of decisions involving the California Environmental Quality Act in 2022.
Latham lawyers tracked key developments in California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) case law throughout 2022....more
CEQA Case Report: Understanding the Judicial Landscape for Development -
In a published opinion issued on October 23, 2018, Save Lafayette Trees v. City of Lafayette, Case No. A154168, the California Court of Appeal...more
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In an unpublished opinion issued July 10, 2018, Sierra Club v. County of Kern, Case No. F071133, the California Court of Appeal reversed the trial...more
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In an opinion published on August 9, 2018, Protect Niles v. City of Fremont, Case No. A151645, the First Appellate District of the California Court...more
California higher courts rule in favor of public agencies on small majority of environmental impact report cases.
Over the course of 2017, Latham lawyers reviewed all 46 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) cases,...more
Rodeo Citzens Ass’n v. County of Contra Costa, California Court of Appeal, First Appellate District, Division Three, Case No. A151184 (March 20, 2018).
CEQA Case Report: Understanding the Judicial Landscape for Development...more
Lead agencies cannot ignore the Coastal Act’s ESHA requirements in CEQA documents and defer analysis for later Coastal Commission review.
Key Points:
..CEQA requires an EIR to identify potential environmentally...more
Recent decision resolves appellate split regarding standard of review for agency decision to prepare supplemental environmental review.
On September 19, the California Supreme Court held that the substantial evidence...more
In an opinion by Justice Kruger, the Supreme Court of California unanimously reversed the Court of Appeal in Friends of the College of San Mateo Gardens v. San Mateo County Community College District, Cal. Supreme Court, Case...more