Frog or Foul: SCOTUS Weighs Historic Louisiana ESA Case
By Chris Bennett, Farm Journal Technology and Issues Editor
American landowners are about to discover how sacrosanct private property is—or isn’t. Grinding against the edges of government power, a benchmark legal battle is ready for the Supreme Court. What began with an endangered amphibian in Mississippi has morphed into a surreal legal tale involving a Louisiana landowner, a host of government agencies or departments, a significant sidecar lawsuit, and a trail of federal judges.