Public Law
Public Law Journal: Fall 2014, Vol. 37, No. 4
Content
- Community Choice Aggregation—An Alternative Way to Providing Electricity Service By Local Government
- "Grandfathering" of Emergency Medical Services Under "Section 201" of the Emergency Medical Services Act
- Leggo My Home Rule: Charter Cities and State Municipal Interference
- Legislative Update
- Masthead
- Message from the Chair
- Public Law Section Forges Partnerships with California Law Schools to Initiate Panel Receptions with Public Officials and Practitioners
- Remarks of the 2014 Ronald M. George Public Lawyer of the Year Award Recipient Wendy Patrick
- To Ban or Not to Ban: How California Cities and Counties Can Effectively Regulate Oil and Gas Fracking Activity without the Risk of a Total Ban
- University of San Diego Law School Student Wins Public Law Student Writing Competition
- Wendy Patrick Honored as 2014 Public Lawyer of the Year
- Litigation & Case Law Update
Litigation & Case Law Update
Compiled by K. Scott Dickey*
CEQA/FEDERAL PREEMPTION
Friends of the Eel River v. North Coast Railroad Authority 230 Cal. App.4th 85, 2014 WL 4809456 (September 29, 2014)
Federal Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act preempts CEQA environmental review requirements for projects involving resumption of existing railway line.