In Defense of Dirt: Applying Principles of Water and Natural Resources Law to Mississippi River Sediment Management

Comment by Isabel Englehart

This Comment discusses key policies and doctrines of natural resources law, with particular emphasis on recent case law developments and the government’s authority and obligation to reassess river sediment’s status and manage it accordingly.

Tenth Street Residential Association v. City of Dallas: Standing on Shaky Ground, Gentrification Threatens Neighborhood with Limited Legal Remedies for Fair Housing Organizations

Note by Ellen Short

Part II of this Note discusses the development of a circuit split in the application of Havens Realty Corp. v. Coleman, the Supreme Court case which defined the element of injury-in-fact in organizational standing cases. Part III explores how the Fifth Circuit strictly limited Article III standing in the noted case. Lastly, Part IV demonstrates how the strict definition of injury created by the Fifth Circuit, coupled with the challenges of associational standing, limits opportunities for recovery in gentrification cases.

Texas Democratic Party v. Abbott: Fifth Circuit Narrowly Interprets Twenty-Sixth Amendment, Putting Life and Liberty on the Ballot for Young Texas Voters

Note by Kristen Shaw

Kristen Shaw’s case note examines the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit's decision in Texas Democratic Party v. Abbott, 978 F.3d 168 (5th Cir. 2020), where the Fifth Circuit articulated a narrow new interpretation of “abridge the right to vote” under the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to uphold section 82.003 of the Texas Election Code.

 

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