Law Flashcards
First Amendment
Freedom of speech, religion, association
Fifth Amendment
Just compensation for takings, eminent domain
Fourteenth Amendment
Due process, equal protection
Substantive - validity of rule itself
Procedural - whether rule applied fairly
Nuisance Laws
Prior to zoning
Right to Farm Laws
Who was there first
Spur Industries v. Webb Development Co. [1972]
Feed lot considered a public nuisance due to smell of manure and loud animal noises.
Amortization of Non-Conforming Use
Elimination of existing use over a period of time with no compensation paid.
Welch v. Swasey [1909]
Municipalities have the right to regulate building height. Proper exercise of police power.
Eubank v. City of Richmond [1912]
Ordinance is valid use of police power.
Hadacheck v. Sebastian [1915]
Approved regulation of location of land uses. Brick production company prohibited in specific locations okay.
Village of Euclid v. Ambler Realty Co. [1926]
Zoning ordinance upheld as valid use of police power.
Nectow v. City of Cambridge [1928]
Zoning ordinance had no valid public purpose so violation of 14th amendment.
Golden v. Planning Board of the Town of Ramapo [1972]
Growth management point system upheld - developers could increase point totals by providing public utilities/facilities.
Construction Industry of Sonoma County v. City of Petaluma [1975]
Upheld quotas on annual number of building permits issued.
Associated Home Builders of Greater East Bay v. City of Livermore [1976]
Upheld temporary moratoriums on building permits to reduce pressure on infrastructure/schools.
Brandt Revocable Trust v. United States [2013]
1875 General Railroad Right-of-Way Act grants easement for railroad’s land - if abandoned, reverts to previous owner
Massachusetts v. EPA [2006]
Must provide reasonable justification for why it would not regulate greenhouse gasses.
Rapanos v. United States [2006]
All waters with a “significant nexus” to “navigable waters” are covered under the CWA
SD Warren v. Maine Board of Environmental Protection [2006]
Hydroelectric dams subject to section 401 of CWA.
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. [2015]
Policies that inadvertently regulate minorities to poor areas violate Fair Housing Act.
Young v. American Mini Theaters [1976]
Zoning scheme that decentralized sexually oriented businesses upheld.
Metromedia v. City of San Diego [1981]
Commercial and non-commercial speech cannot be treated differently.
Members of City Council v. Taxpayers of Vincent [1984]
Regulation of signs valid for aesthetic reasons as long as content not regulated.
City of Renton v. Playtime Theaters, Inc. [1986]
Placing restrictions on time, place, and manner of adult entertainment acceptable but cannot prohibit.
Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000
No land use regulation that imposes substantial burden on religious assembly unless legitimate governmental interest.
Reed et al. v. Town of Gilbert Arizona [2014]
Sign ordinance must be content neutral.
United States v. Gettysburg Electric Company [1896]
Acquisition of Gettysburg battlefield valid public purpose (historic preservation).
Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon [1922]
If regulation goes too far, it is a taking.
Berman v. Parker [1954]
Aesthetics is valid public purpose, rid of blight.