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"If
I could tell the Supreme Court one thing, it would be to read
CRC's brief."
- Walter Dellinger, former Solicitor General under President
Bill Clinton and Supreme Court Counsel for
Legal Foundation of Washington in Brown v. Legal Foundation
of Washington
More
and more, developers and other landowners are attempting to
use takings litigation -- or the mere threat of takings litigation
-- to persuade government officials to relax or abandon land
use controls and other community protections.
Developer voices are amplified by the so-called "property
rights" movement, which argues for an aggressive application
of the Takings Clause to curtail government regulation.
CRC
provides unique and critical help to state and local officials
struggling to defend community and environmental protections
in court. CRC
has thus far assisted more than a dozen state and local governments
in important appellate cases, helping defend protections that
promote and protect:
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