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Last year the standard for review for administrative decisions was upended (Indiana and federal level). Recently our Court of Appeals explained that this change does not apply to zoning appeals.
Read MoreThere are a number of agricultural bills being considered this session, including one which would impact livestock farmers across the state by requiring additional site inspections.
Read MoreCompetition for groundwater is leading states and counties to change the way they regulate subsurface water.
Read MoreA series of recent New York Times articles have sounded the alarm about PFAS chemicals in biosolids being land applied as fertilizer to agricultural ground. Is the concern legit?
Read MoreTwo recent Indiana Supreme Court cases shed light on how the utility regulatory commission could, in the future, decide that county solar zoning ordinances are unreasonable and therefore void.
Read MoreThe Supreme Court overturned Chevron in June. Now, instead of deferring to administrative agencies’ interpretation, courts must exercise their own “independent judgment” as to statutory construction. This change will have far-reaching consequences for agricultural and environmental regulations.
Read MoreIn a recent zoning dispute, an Indiana judge ruled that tacos are legally sandwiches.
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.
Read MoreA new 2024 law changes the way people challenge administrative decisions, especially IDEM appeals.
Read MoreIn the Midwest, we’ve historically had more than enough water for everyone. This usually meant a hands off approach to water regulation. But 2024 may be the year that changes the status quo.
Read MoreHow worried should farmers and rural landowners be about PFAS liability?
Read MoreThis year, I traveled to Laos with our state’s ag leadership program. Laos is a hot communist country bombed by the U.S. not that long ago and it couldn’t be more different from its neighbors.
Read MoreOne area of law refuses to stay consistent from year to year—Waters of the United States (WOTUS). The EPA and Army Corps recently amended a rule (mostly) in alignment with the Supreme Court’s Sackett decision.
Read MoreThe Court narrowed the reach of the Clean Water Act in Sackett v. EPA by limiting what wetlands are considered Waters of the United States (WOTUS).
Read MoreThe Korean Peninsula is a land of opposites—modern and ancient, high-tech and steeped in tradition, North and South. During a recent trip, I learned about South Korean farming and the role US agriculture plays in today’s South Korea.
Read MoreOn May 11, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a challenge to California’s Prop 12 law, dealing a blow to livestock agriculture.
Read MoreThis spring, I was happy to be invited to speak to students at different events at Indiana University and at Purdue University. I think the future of agriculture is in good hands.
Read MoreThe Indiana Supreme Court just handed down a decision that explains how to analyze cases where government-induced flooding damages cropland.
Read MoreAs carbon capture and storage becomes a key in fighting climate change, state legislatures are addressing subsurface ownership in different ways. Who will guard rural landowners’ private property rights?
Read MoreBrianna counts down the top stories of 2022 and looks ahead to 2023.
Read MoreLast year the standard for review for administrative decisions was upended (Indiana and federal level). Recently our Court of Appeals explained that this change does not apply to zoning appeals.
Todd Janzen and Brianna Schroeder will both be presenting for the Indiana Farm Bureau Webinar on Agricultural Contracting.
The team from Janzen Schroeder Ag Law will attend Indy Bar’s luncheon hosting U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown.
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