Marzulla Law Blog
Fighting for Water Rights: Fresno and Friant Growers Take Their Case to Supreme Court
By Nancie G. Marzulla and George Grenzer In early September 2025, a coalition of California cities, irrigation districts, and family farmers—represented in part by Marzulla Law—filed a petition for a writ of certiorari in the United States Supreme Court. The petition...
Marzulla Law Intern Spotlight: Neda Ahmad
Neda Ahmad is from Phoenix, Arizona, and is a junior at Arizona State University (ASU). She will be graduating in May of 2027 with two bachelor's degrees: Business (Law) and Finance along with a certificate in Leadership in Business. She is a New American University...
Property Rights Victory in the Works? Trump Administration May Issue Executive Order on Taking Under the ESA
By Nancie G. Marzulla and George Grenzer Imagine that you have spent decades tending to a ranch, planting crops, or carefully managing a plot of timber. One day, a letter arrives: the federal government has designated your property as “critical habitat” for an...
A Conversation with Paralegal Grace Moffitt
Grace Moffitt is a paralegal in our office, returning to Marzulla Law after interning with us in 2024. She recently graduated with Distinction from the University of Colorado Boulder in May 2025 with a BA in Political Science and a minor in Atmospheric and Oceanic...
Is Denial of Federal Funding a Taking?
In reviewing this issue, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims (CFC) went back to the fundamentals of establishing jurisdiction over a taking claim, starting with the Tucker Act, the statute from which “the Court derives its power.” Plaintiffs, Natasha Rumsey, who was...
Marzulla Law Intern Spotlight: Allison Garner
Allison Garner is from Marlborough, Massachusetts, and is a rising senior at Quinnipiac University. She will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Law in Society and a minor in Sociology as a part of Quinnipiac’s 3+3 accelerated BA/JD program. She is a Dean’s List...
How to Tell if Your Tucker Act Claim Is Disguised as an APA Claim
One of the first questions a plaintiff must answer in deciding whether to sue the United States in a claim based on a federal contract is where to file the case. Under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), a plaintiff can challenge final federal agency actions as...
Court of Federal Claims Grants Voluntary Remand to Military Boards Over Vaccine Mandate
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Secretary of Defense in 2021 issued a mandate directing each military branch to begin vaccinating active and reserve service members. Several active-duty service members, including Nicholas Bassen, were discharged for their...
Associate Sebastian Ray Appointed to the Board of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Young Lawyers Division
We are pleased to announce that Sebastian Ray, an Associate at Marzulla Law, has been appointed to the Board of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Young Lawyers Division (YLD). The YLD plays a crucial role in supporting two aspects of the Bar Association's objectives —...
Federal Circuit Holds Eviction Moratorium Is a Physical Taking
Last August, when apparently everyone was on vacation, the Federal Circuit issued a decision having far-reaching ramifications but getting little or no attention from the legal community. The case involves the issuance by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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.