Martins Beach 1, LLC v. Surfrider Foundation
Petition for certiorari denied on October 1, 2018
Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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17-1198 | Cal. Ct. App. | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | OT 2018 |
Issue: (1) Whether a compulsory public-access easement of indefinite duration is a per se physical taking; and (2) whether applying the California Coastal Act to require the owner of private beachfront property to apply for a permit before excluding the public from its private property; closing or changing the hours, prices, or days of operation of a private business on its private property; or even declining to advertise public access to its private property, violates the takings clause, the due process clause, and/or the First Amendment.
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