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Maryland Appellate Court Finds Party on Landowner’s Property Not Covered by Recreational Use Statute

Paul Goeringer

Jun 2, 2020
5 min

Maryland Appellate Court Finds Party on Landowner’s Property Not Covered by Recreational Use Statute

This is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. All 50 states have some version of a recreational use statute encouraging private landowners to open up private lands to recreational users. The laws often do this by reducing the liability that a landowner could face if a recreational user is injured. To qualify for the protection of the recreational use statute, a landowner typically needs to make his/her property available to the public

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Utah’s Ag-Gag Law Violates First Amendment, But Producers Still Have Options

Paul Goeringer

Aug 1, 2017
5 min

Utah’s Ag-Gag Law Violates First Amendment, But Producers Still Have Options

This is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. With Ashley gone, it is now my job to discuss ag-gag rulings as courts rule on the on-going challenges to these laws. Recently, the federal district court in Utah found that the state’s ag-gag law violated the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution (Animal Legal Defense Fund, 2017). Prior to this, the Idaho federal district court had found Idaho’s ag-gag law violated the U.S. Constitutio

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Maryland’s Dormant Mineral Interest Law Not Unconstitutional

Paul Goeringer

Mar 21, 2017
5 min

Maryland’s Dormant Mineral Interest Law Not Unconstitutional

This is not a substitute for legal advice. See here for the site’s reposting policy. In 2010, the Maryland General Assembly passed the “Dormant Mineral Interests Act” allowing a surface estate owner of real property subject to an unused mineral interest to terminate that interest. Recently, two different surface owners of real property with unused mineral interest followed the proper process to terminate those interests. In both cases, the mineral interest owners claimed t

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Legal Issues in Animal Agriculture: Understanding the Recent Idaho Ag Gag Law Ruling

Paul Goeringer

Sep 27, 2015
2 min

Legal Issues in Animal Agriculture: Understanding the Recent Idaho Ag Gag Law Ruling

By Ashley Ellixson A recent federal court ruling in Idaho has brought the debate over so-called “ag gag” laws to a head in many areas of the country. But what does it mean for attorneys, agricultural service professionals, educators and producers? On November 5th at 1 pm EST, the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and the Agricultural Law Education Initiative and co-sponsors will host a one-hour webinar entitled Legal Issues in Animal Agriculture: Understanding

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