property rights

Landowners on the southwest side of Indianapolis could soon be entitled to financial compensation from the federal government.

Three property owners with land along northwest Indiana's Lake Michigan shoreline have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to undo a 2018 ruling by Indiana's high court which declared that the shoreline is owned by the state for the public's enjoyment.

A federal appeals court has declined to disturb an Indiana Supreme Court ruling, later codified into Indiana law, which declared that Lake Michigan's shoreline is — and always has been — owned by the state for the public's use.

Legislation that secures the public's right to access Lake Michigan beaches in front of private property is back on the table.

Residents who live near Lake Michigan are unlikely to get clarity this year on who can use beaches in front of private property and for what purpose.

A House bill seeks to challenge an Indiana Supreme Court decision that secured the public's right to use Lake Michigan beaches that are in front of private property.

The city of Hammond ordered the landlord to remove five apartments that he's leased to tenants in what was once a single-family home.

The U.S. Supreme Court could take on an Indiana legal dispute over who should have access to Lake Michigan's shoreline. The State of Indiana and a community group both filed briefs on Friday urging the court not to hear the case.

The high court receives between 7,000 and 8,000 certiorari petitions annually. A case is reviewed if four of the nine justices agree to accept it. The justices decided about 70 cases during the 2017-18 term.

The ruling, issued in February, says Lake Michigan's shoreline is open to all and property owners can't exercise exclusive control of the beach between their homes and the water.