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Environmental

Jun. 16, 2001

Coastal Catch

Superior Court Judge Charles C. Kobayashi's May 8 ruling in Marine Forests Society v. California Coastal Commission, 00AS00567 (Sacramento Super. Ct. May 8, 2001) - that the Coastal Commission is unconstitutional because it is, essentially, a legislative body and violates the California Constitution's Separation of Powers Clause - has inspired crusading opponents to dust off time-worn attacks on the commission.

        By Peter Douglas
        
        Superior Court Judge Charles C. Kobayashi's May 8 ruling in Marine Forests Society v. California Coastal Commission, 00AS00567 (Sacramento Super. Ct. May 8, 2001) - that the Coastal Commission is unconstitutional because it is, essentially, a legislative body and violates the Califor...

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