Judge dismisses lawsuit over Indiana s Lake Michigan beaches
April 3, 2021
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PORTER, Ind. (AP) A federal judge has dismissed the latest attempt by property owners in a northwestern Indiana town to deny public access to Lake Michigan beaches.
U.S. District Judge Jon DeGuilio said there was no basis for three owners in Porter to sue to seek to undo a landmark 2018 Indiana Supreme Court ruling.
That ruling clarified that the shoreline of Lake Michigan is owned by the state and held in trust for the enjoyment of all Hoosiers.
The landowners claimed that the decision amounted to an unconstitutional taking of their beachfront property. But DeGuilio said the issue isn t subject to review in federal court because states have sovereign immunity under the U.S. Constitution.
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