Benjamin Rubin

In 2024, the Supreme Court upended decades of California precedent when it held that legislatively enacted development impact fees must satisfy the “essential nexus” and “rough proportionality” tests established in Nollan v....more The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) has published its final rule designating critical habitat for the endangered rusty patched bumble bee (Bombus affinis)....more In this episode of Digging Into Land Use Law, Nossaman's Joseph Haney and Ben Rubin dive into the pivotal case of Sheetz v. County of El Dorado and discuss its far reaching implications on the affordability of homes, not just...more In 2024, in what was heralded as a big win for developers in California, the U.S. Supreme Court upended decades of California precedent and held that legislatively enacted development impact fees must satisfy the “essential...more