Sea Grant Law Fellows

The Rhode Island Sea Grant Program sponsors law students as Sea Grant Law Fellows to research and write on ocean and coastal law issues including the resolution of marine resource management and conservation issues.

In addition to participating in activities around Rhode Island and New England, Law Fellows have authored the following recent articles for Sea Grant publications:

2008
Alicia Schaffner, Court Denies Regulatory Taking in Designated Port Area, 7:1, The SandBar 7 (2008).

Alicia Schaffner, Court Grants Stay of Injunction in Navy Sonar Case, 6:4 The SandBar 4 (2008).

2007
Jonathan Lew, First Circuit Interprets Rapanos to Determine Which Test to Apply, 5:4 The SandBar 1 (2007).
 

2006
Tory Randall.  Sea Grant Law Fellow marks International Maritime Court "first".  41° North 3(2) (2006).

Jonathan Lew, When is a Wetland Not a Wetland,
28(2) The Coastal Society Bulletin 4 (2006).

Jonathan Lew, Florida Court Limits Rule to Red Grouper, 25:4 WaterLog 2 (2006).

Benjamin Spruill, Alabama Court Allows Taxpayer to Challenge Ruling, 25:4 WaterLog 3 (2006).

Jonathan Lew, Ninth Circuit Upholds the Corps’ Adjacency Jurisdiction Over Wetlands, 4:4 The SandBar 6 (2006).
 

2005
Jonathan Lew, D.C. Circuit: Nationwide Permits are “Final Action”, 25:3 WaterLog 3 (2005).

Benjamin Spruill, Court Defers to Corps’ Final Findings in Terminal Project, 25:3 WaterLog 10 (2005).

Benjamin Spruill, Court Preserves Public Access to Newport's Historic Waterfront, 4:3 The SandBar 2 (2005).

Jonathan Lew, Rhode Island Court Resolves Palazzolo, 4:3 The SandBar 4 (2005).

Benjamin Spruill, Federal Maritime Jurisdiction Pushes Inland, 4:1 The SandBar 7 (2005).

Lance Young, Makah Tribe Entitled to Percentage of Pacific Whiting Harvest, 4:1 The SandBar 12 (2005).

Jonathan Lew, Court Grants No Leniency for Maritime Lien Claim, 25:2 Water Log 6 (2005).

2004
Terry Boardman, Framework Adjustment 14 Does Not Violate Magnuson-Stevens Act, 3:3 The SandBar 6 (2004).

Lance Young, Federal Circuit Reverses $37 Million Award to Fishing Vessel, 3:3 The SandBar 20 (2004).

Lance Young, Ninth Circuit Affirms Water Use Restriction to Protect Fish, 23:4 Water Log 6 (2004).

Terry Boardman, Forest Service Must Reevaluate Spotted Owl Decision, 23:4 Water Log 7 (2004).

Lance Young, SCUBA Shellfishing Ban Withstands Challenge, 3:2 The SandBar 2 (2004).

Terry Boardman, New Lobster Regulations Do Not Violate Atlantic Coastal Act, 3:1 The SandBar 10 (2004).