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Law Practice

Dec. 4, 2009

Justices May Lock on Land Dispute

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared Wednesday to be seeking to avoid a broad constitutional ruling in a dispute over ocean-front property in Florida.

By Lawrence Hurley
Daily Journal Staff Writer

WASHINGTON - In an important property rights case, the U.S. Supreme Court appeared Wednesday to be seeking to avoid a broad constitutional ruling on whether ocean-front property owners in Florida deserve compensation for a state program that added a strip of public beach in front of their homes.

The property owners claim a decision by the Florida Supreme Court upholding the state program was a "judicial takin...

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