Challenges to Federal Acts

Question 1

In Brandt Revocable Trust v the United States; the court found that when a railroad company abandons railroad land, it should be settled as a ____________ and if the ___________ is abandoned then the ___________ disappears and the land reverts to the previous owner.

Answer 1

easement

Question 2

In Massachusetts v. EPA, the court found that the EPA must provide a justification for why it would not regulate ___________?

Answer 2

Greenhouse gases

Question 3

In Rapanos v. the United States; the court found that the Army Corp of Engineers must determine whether there is a significant nexus between a ________ and a __________?

Answer 3

wetland and navigable waterway

Question 4

In SD Warren v. Main Board of Environmental Protections; the court found that hydroelectric dams are subject to Section 401 of the ___________?

Answer 4

Clean Water Act

Question 5

In Texas Dept of Housing and Community Affairs v Inclusive Communities Project, the court found that policies that inadvertently regulate minorities to poor areas is a violation of _____________?

Answer 5

The Fair Housing Act