Marzulla Law Files Cert Petition in First Offshore Wind Case Asking for Supreme Court Review
Marzulla Law has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the Court to review a decision of the First Circuit involving the National Marine Fisheries and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s approval of the Vineyard Wind Project off...
Water for Irrigation vs. Fish Protection? Look to the Statute for the Answer
The Twitchell Dam and Reservoir is located in southern San Luis Obispo County and northern Santa Barbara County in California on the Cuyama River. Two environmental groups, the San Luis Obispo Waterkeeper and the Los Padres Forest watch sued the U.S. Bureau of...
Courthouse Steps Oral Argument Teleforum: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service v. Sierra Club
Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service v. Sierra Club, an important case involving the Government’s use of the deliberative process privilege (Exemption 5) to avoid producing documents in response to a request made under...
The Appalachian Trail to the Supreme Court
On June 15, 2020 the Supreme Court held that traditional property law and statutory language combine to make the Appalachian Trail, maintained by the National Park Service, a Congressionally granted right to use Forest Service land—removing a major obstacle to the...
Critical Habitat Designation for Endangered Jaguar is Reversed
The Tenth Circuit has reversed the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s designation of 100,000 acres of critical habitat for the endangered jaguar in Arizona and New Mexico, ruling that the evidence failed to support the agency’s decision that either the jaguar occupied...
Your Guide on How to Protect Your Rights in Federal Takings and Inverse Condemnation Actions
Are you facing a taking from the government? Need to understand what a taking is and what you can do about it? Read our Takings Law Guide.