James Lang of the Pender & Coward law firm joins the podcast to talk about the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Sackett v. EPA.  He also discusses the historical definitions used for the term “waters of the U.S.,” important in understanding the jurisdiction of the federal government to regulate land under or adjacent to waterways. 

Texas A&M Associate Professor Tiffany Dowell Lashmet writes on the EPA’s recently revised WOTUS definition here: https://agrilife.org/texasaglaw/2023/09/04/epa-releases-revised-wotus-definition/

Additionally, Professor James Stern of William & Mary Law School joins to talk about the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights conference scheduled for October 26-27 at the campus of the William & Mary law school.

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