1. Professor of Environmental Practice
The Role of Courts and Litigation in Fashioning California’s Environmental Policy
Richard M. Frank
Professor of Environmental Practice
UC Davis School of Law
UC Center Sacramento
March 6, 2014

2. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)

3. Friends of Mammoth v. Board of Supervisors (1972) 8 Cal.3d 247

4. Laurel Heights Improvement Ass’n v
Laurel Heights Improvement Ass’n v. University of California (1988) 47 Cal.3d 376

5. Communities for a Better Env’t v. South Coast Air Mgmt. Dist
Communities for a Better Env’t v. South Coast Air Mgmt. Dist. (2010) 48 Cal.4th 310

6. Neighbors for Smart Rail v. Exposition Metro Line Construction Auth
Neighbors for Smart Rail v. Exposition Metro Line Construction Auth. (2013) 57 Cal.4th 439

7. Public Trust Doctrine

8. Marks v. Whitney (1971) 6 Cal.3d 251

9. National Audubon Society v. Superior Court (1983) 33 Cal.3d 419

10. National Audubon Society v. Superior Court (1983) 33 Cal.3d 419

11. State of California v. Superior Court (Lyon) (1981) 29 Cal.3d 210

12. Climate Change

13. Massachusetts v. EPA (2007) 549 U.S. 497

14. American Electric Power v. Connecticut (2011) 131 S.Ct. 2527

15. Rocky Mountain Farmers Union v. Corey (9th Cir. 2013) 730 F.3d 1070

16. California Chamber of Commerce v. CARB (Sacramento Sup. Ct. Dec
California Chamber of Commerce v. CARB (Sacramento Sup. Ct. Dec. 20, 2013) No

17. California Building Industry Association v
California Building Industry Association v. Bay Area Air Quality Management District (2013) 218 Cal.App.4th 1171

18. California Coastal Act

19. Gualala Festival Committee v. Cal. Coastal Commission (2010) 183 Cal
Gualala Festival Committee v. Cal. Coastal Commission (2010) 183 Cal.App.4th 60

20. Proposition 65 (Safe Drinking Water & Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986)

21. People ex rel. Lungren v. Superior Court (1996) 14 Cal. 4th 294

22. Consumer Defense Group v. Shell Oil 2006 WL 2513000 (Cal. Ct. App
Consumer Defense Group v. Shell Oil WL (Cal. Ct. App.4th Aug. 31, 2006)

23. Property Rights/ Takings Clause Challenges

24. Nollan v. California Coastal Commission (1987) 483 U.S. 825

25. First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Glendale v
First English Evangelical Lutheran Church of Glendale v. County of Los Angeles (1987) 482 U.S. 304

26. Kelo v. City of New London (2005) 545 U.S. 469

27. People ex rel. Younger v. Cnty. of El Dorado (1971) 5 Cal. 3d 480

28. People of State of Cal. , ex rel. Van de Kamp v. TRPA (9th Cir
People of State of Cal., ex rel. Van de Kamp v. TRPA (9th Cir. 1985) 766 F.2d 1308

29. Tahoe Sierra Preservation Council v. TRPA (2002) 535 U. S. 302

30. Question & Answer Period

31. For Further Information: Richard Frank Professor of Env
For Further Information: Richard Frank Professor of Env. Practice Director, CELPC U.C. Davis School of Law