No Deference to the Agency? Environmental Appeals in Indiana have Changed.
/A new 2024 law changes the way people challenge administrative decisions, especially IDEM appeals.
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A new 2024 law changes the way people challenge administrative decisions, especially IDEM appeals.
Read MoreThe First Amendment does not protect all speech. A federal appeals court just ruled it does not give a person the right to gain access to a farm by “false pretenses.” On the other hand, the court held the First Amendment does protect certain false statements made as part of an employment application.
Read MoreOn June 3, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the EPA registration of three dicamba herbicides. After five days, the EPA issued a cancellation order for the chemicals. The agency will permit growers and commercial applicators to use existing stocks of the herbicides.
Read MoreThe Indiana Court of Appeals just issued an opinion holding that a neighbor did not have “standing” to appeal variances because he did not show he was “aggrieved.” This case could be important for farmers whose neighbors want to appeal a zoning approval.
Read MoreOn January 16, 2018, the Indiana Court of Appeals upheld a county decision to allow a dairy to build a new farm in rural Rush County. The Court rejected arguments made by a nearby camp that the dairy's special exception would violate its religious rights.
Read MoreThe Indiana Court of Appeals recently affirmed that a northern Indiana feed and farm supply store can sue a Michigan man in Indiana court for unpaid seed bills. The Appellate Court ruled the court in LaGrange County has personal jurisdiction over Harold Walters, who lives just over the border in Michigan.
Read MoreLivestock facilities must go through numerous steps in order to operate, including state permit approval and county siting approval. State permit appeals in Indiana are heard by the Office of Environmental Adjudication. Permittees may represent themselves before the OEA, but they do so at their peril.
Read MoreOn April 16, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that property owners could pursue their federal inverse condemnation claims against the State of Texas through the existing state law.
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