Legal Opinion
Northwest Louisiana Fish & Game Preserve Commission v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided July 31, 2009No. 2008-5039PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge, RADER. Additional View filed by Circuit Judge, RADER.
RADER, Circuit Judge.
The United States Court of Federal Claims dismissed the Northwest Louisiana Fish & Game Preserve Commission’s Fifth Amendment taking claim based on the United States’ construction and operation of a navigation project on the Red River. Because the Court of Federal Claims correctly determined that the Commission’s property interest arose from access to and use of a navigable waterway, this court affirms.
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The Red River rises in the Texas panhandle and flows east along the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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3Cited by15 opinions
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