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Planning & Environmental Law Index Volume 57 • 2005 Planning & Environmental Law had a gold mine in 2005 from which to cull great cases to abstract for our readers. The U.S. Supreme Court handed down four blockbusters — Kelo v. City of New London, Abrams v. City of Ranchos Palos Verde, San Remo Hotel v. City and County of San Francisco, and Lingle v. Chevron, USA. Although the first certainly generated the most media attention, the Lingle decision will most likely have the greatest impact on land use attorneys and planners. In addition to these noteworthy cases, the federal circuits and state courts have kept us on our toes with the First Amendment in adult use and billboard cases and the Fifth Amendment in takings cases, as well as decisions involving initiatives and referenda, public hearings and due process, cell towers, and CAFOs, among other topics. Planning & Environmental Law is a "must have" for practitioners who want to be on top of the latest trends in the field of land use, environmental, and planning law because we provide timely abstracts of the important cases around the country — not to mention great commentaries written by experts on such topics as environmental covenants in brownfields redevelopment (February), Oregon's Measure 37 (March), revitalization of nuclear power (October), and climate change (November). We're launching something new for our subscribers. For the first time, case abstracts and commentaries will be retrievable online in 2006. Keep your eyes open for more details about this electronic database. And your ideas for making Planning & Environmental Law an even stronger resource for the land use practitioner are always welcomed. Please contact me directly by e-mail to LoraLucero@aol.com. Lora Lucero, AICP
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