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Zoning, Planning and Use

Jan. 5, 2001

Federal Follies

Property owners are caught in a catch-22 when they try to sue the government.

        By Michael M. Berger
        
        "Don't make a federal case out of it." That apocryphal advice has been handed down to generations of law students. And there are certainly times when it makes sense. But sometimes a client needs to sue the federal government. In those cases, access to the federal courts is unavoidable. But funn...

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