Environmental Law

Washington Supreme Court: Growth Board Can't Grow Its Powers
How much growth is "too much," and who gets to make that decision under Washington law? In Thurston County v. Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board, No. 80115-1 (Aug. 14, 2008), the Washington Supreme Court issued an interesting -- but...

2007 Land Use in Review: Estoppel and Shoreline Setbacks
In Brescia v. North Shore Ohana (No. 27211, July 12, 2007), the Hawaii Supreme Court held that a property owner was not entitled to rely upon a county planning commission's determination of the location of a shoreline setback when the...

BLM's consultation on fire management in Nevada upheld
Western Watersheds Project v. Bureau of Land Management, 03:06-CV-00527-LRH-RAM, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 32299 (D. Nevada, April 18, 2008). BACKGROUND:  The Elko District of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) consists of 7...

The Big Look Task Force on Oregon Land Use Issues Preliminary Recommendations
As students of planning law know, Oregon was the original trailblazer in the field of state planning and growth management.  Therefore, it is important to watch the State-initiated assessment of how well the statewide planning program, initially adopted in the 1970s (and of course updated from time to time) has achieved its intended goals, as [...

Content Management vs. Knowledge Management
KMWorld’s recent article “Content Management vs. Knowledge Management: A Summary of Key Differences” highlights the key differences between content management systems and knowledge management systems...

Aggressive New Kauai Shoreline Setback Ordinance Adopted
In "New Kauai shoreline erosion bill among the nation's most conservative," Jan TenBruggencate summarizes the recently enacted Kauai ordinance adopting a variable shoreline setback: Kaua'i County has adopted the most aggressive shoreline building setback law in the state, a powerful...

Selection of State Supreme Court Judges
How State Court Judges are Selected

California Supreme Court Proposition 8 Decision
Court Rejects Challenges to Proposition 8, but Finds Marriages Valid

Is Barack Obama a Natural Born Citizen?
Wrotnowski v. Bysiewicz (Supreme Court): Does Obama meet the constitutional requirements to be President

Unwed Fathers' Rights in Adoption
Landmark Cases in Adoption Law Shape Law with respect to Unwed Fathers

Baseball Players Named in Mitchell Report
Major League Baseball Players using Performance Enhancing Drugs

Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Career Choices
Descriptions of law enforcement occupations

Petroleum Mishaps
BP settles $9.75 million mis-management suit.

Sunwest Management Inc.
allegedly misled residents about staff and daily care.

Federal Emergency Management Agency
Trailers Contain Toxic Formaldehyde Fumes

Fidelity Management & Research Company
401k / ERISA Stock Fraud

International Creative Management, Inc
TV Writers Settle First of 23 Class Actions for $4.5 Million

Sunwest Management Inc.
allegedly understaffs nursing homes to increase profits.