Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council
Supreme Court decision
By: Antonin Scalia and Harry A. Blackmun
Date: June 29, 1992
Source: Scalia, Antonin and Harry A. Blackmun Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council, 505 U.S. 1003 (1992). Available online at http://laws.findlaw.com/us/505/1003.html; website home page: http://laws.findlaw.com (accessed May 4, 2003).
About the Authors: Antonin Scalia (1936–) graduated from Harvard Law School in 1961. In 1986, President Ronald Reagan (served 1981–1989) nominated Scalia to the Supreme Court. On the Court, he has been an advocate of "textualism," or holding the Constitution to its literal meaning in the text. Harry A. Blackmun (1908–1999) was on the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals from 1959 to 1970. President Richard Nixon (served 1969–1974) nominated Blackmun to the...
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