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Public Access
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California Land Use & Development Law Report
Port Master Plan Conflicted with Coastal Act Goals
A core principle of the California Coastal Act is to maximize public access to the coast, including recreational opportunities in the coastal zone. The Court of Appeal determined that the…
Land Use Developments
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Important Martin’s Beach Public Access Case
On October 1, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court denied certiorari in Martins Beach 1, LLC v. Surfrider Foundation (Docket No. 17-119), a high-profile property rights case involving Martin’s Beach in…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: A Better Balance for Federal Rules Governing Public Access to Appeal Records in Immigration Cases by Nancy Morawetz
A Better Balance for Federal Rules Governing Public Access to Appeal Records in Immigration Cases by Nancy Morawetz, 69 Hastings Law JournalAbstractIn the first year of the Trump Administration, the…
Patents Post-Grant
Printed Publications & The PTAB
By Scott McKeown, Scott McKeown Wolf Greenfield
Public Accessibility: A Fact Intensive Inquiry Yesterday I highlighted a significant decision for Patent Trial & Appeal Board (PTAB) practitioners pertaining to Real-Party-In-Interest (RPI) and privity determinations, Applications in Internet Time,…
PrawfsBlawg
U Va Law bans non-students from library during exams
Main Saturday, April 28, 2018U Va Law bans non-students from library during examsStory here (forwarded to me by a colleague with the subject line "Glad I'm Not a Dean"). Nothing…
Long Island Land Use and Zoning
Village of Asharoken Opts Out of Federal Beach Project
Asharoken, N.Y. January 10, 2017 -- Swayed by public opinion, the Incorporated Village of Asharoken ("Asharoken") opted out of a federal beach nourishment plan implemented by the Army Corp of…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
How the Current Version of Rule 5 Frustrates Public Access to Discovery in the “Trump University” Lawsuit and Other Cases
Most people know by now that Cohen v. Donald Trump, No. 3:13-cv-02519, is a class action in federal court in San Diego alleging that Trump University defrauded thousands of consumers…
Land Use Developments
Surfers Break with Billionaire in Ongoing Battle over Historic Coastal Property
At the conclusion of the Mexican-American War in 1848, the United States acquired California from Mexico through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The Treaty promised to honor Spanish and Mexican…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Ninth Circuit Vacates Order to Seal Records in Chrysler Defect Case
The Ninth Circuit yesterday overturned an order to seal court records in a case involving an alleged automobile safety defect. The Center for Auto Safety v. Chrysler Group, LLC, No. 15-55084 (9th…
PropertyProf Blog
Privatization of Texas Beaches?
Houston Matter discusses the Texas Open Beaches Act (with Property Prof. Matt Festa). A summary of a recent dispute:The Houston Chronicle recently reported on a conflict between a Galveston resident and the…