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SUPREME COURT RECENT OPINION IN
PALAZZOLO V. RHODE ISLAND

Clients: American Planning Assoc., Int'l. Municipal Lawyers Assoc., Rhode Island Chapter of the American Planning Assoc., California State Assoc. of Counties.

Issues: Ripeness; Parcel as a whole; Lucas background principles

To read CRC's brief in Palazzolo, click here.
For a two-page summary of the ruling, click here.
For a more thorough analysis of the ruling, click here.
To read CRC's press statement, click here.
To read the various opinions of the Justices, click here.
"On History, Takings Jurisprudence, and Palazzolo" (PDF) -- by Timothy J. Dowling

Palazzolo v. Rhode Island, S. Ct. No. 99-2047
Petition filed: June 21, 2000
Cert. Granted: October 10, 2000
Lower court ruling: 746 A.2d 707 (RI 2000)
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