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Save the Dunes

In 1952, Save the Dunes was founded to protect the remaining untouched dunes of Northwest Indiana.In the early 1900’s, a group of walkers based out...

Alliance for the Great Lakes

Alliance for the Great Lakes

The Alliance for the Great Lakes is a nonpartisan nonprofit working across the region to protect our most precious resource: the fresh, clean, and natural...

Jeffrey B. Hyman

Jeffrey B. Hyman is a former Senior Staff attorney with the Conservation Law Center. Before coming to the Center, Jeff was a law clerk to...

Supreme Court stands with conservation groups in Lake Michigan beach access case

The public’s right to the Lake Michigan shoreline stands after the U.S. Supreme Court announced Tuesday it was denying a petition to hear an appeal...

U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Hear Lake Michigan Public Trust Case

Is your right to access Indiana’s Lake Michigan shoreline a national concern? On October 5th, the US Supreme Court was asked to decide if it...

Landmark Public Trust Case a Major Win for Hoosiers

The Conservation Law Center, with attorney Jeff Hyman leading the litigation, represented environmental groups Alliance for the Great Lakes and <a target="_blank"...

What the Appelate Court’s Ruling Means for The Public Trust

On December 7th, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled that Indiana's Lake Michigan shoreline is held in trust for the public up to the ordinary...

A Win for the Public Trust

The Public Trust Doctrine grants access to use the land between the low and high water marks of Indiana's Lake Michigan shoreline.

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Indiana Court Recognizes Public Right to Walk and Sunbathe on Lake Michigan Shore

This July, La Porte County Judge Richard R. Stalbrink ruled that Indiana holds the state’s Lake Michigan shore in trust for public uses, including swimming,...

Good News on the Lake Michigan Shore

The Center has been representing the Alliance for the Great Lakes and Save the Dunes in a lawsuit in which certain owners of lakeside property...

CLC Defending Public Rights to Lake Michigan Shore

CLC is representing the Alliance for the Great Lakes and Save the Dunes in litigation over the application of the public trust and the boundary...
Indiana Dunes

Safeguarding Public Trust Rights on Lake Michigan

Gunderson v. State, Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources & Pavlock v. State...