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            Planning and Development Regulation

            North Carolina Land Use Litigation

            David W. Owens

            A collection of North Carolina Land Use Litigation digests.

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            2013 North Carolina Land Use Litigation
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            2012 North Carolina Land Use Litigation
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            2011 North Carolina Land Use Litigation
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            2010 North Carolina Land Use Litigation
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            2009 North Carolina Land Use Litigation
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            2008 North Carolina Land Use Litigation
            Abstract: 

            Below are brief digests of reported decisions regarding planning, land use, and related issues in North Carolina. The state supreme court decisions are listed first, followed by court of appeals decisions, followed by federal cases arising in North Carolina. The cases are in chronological order (the more recent cases at the bottom of each list). Index terms are included in italics for each case.

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            2007 North Carolina Land Use Litigation
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            2006 North Carolina Land Use Litigation
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            2005 North Carolina Land Use Litigation
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            2004 North Carolina Land Use Litigation
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            2003 North Carolina Land Use Litigation
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            2002 North Carolina Land Use Litigation
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            2001 North Carolina Land Use Litigation
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            2000 North Carolina Land Use Litigation
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            1999 North Carolina Land Use Litigation
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            1998 North Carolina Land Use Litigation
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            1997 North Carolina Land Use Litigation
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            1996 North Carolina Land Use Litigation
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            Pre-1996 North Carolina Land Use Litigation
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