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Law    Updated: Dec. 2, 2009, 7:06 p.m. ET

High Court Hears Beachfront Property Case

The National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle spoke with the NewsHour Wednesday about Supreme Court oral arguments in a case about government takeover of beach property in Florida.

Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photograph in September; Mark Wilson/Getty Images
Members of the Supreme Court pose for a group photograph in September; Mark Wilson/Getty Images

Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection involves Florida's decision to expand eroded beaches in the panhandle region by adding sand -- and making a public beach. But owners of the pricey beachfront property objected -- arguing that the beach renewal project prevented them from having private access to the water.

The Stop the Beach petition against the state law that made the project possible reached the Florida Supreme Court and then the U.S. Supreme Court. Marcia was at the court today for the oral arguments.

Listen to Coyle's take on the oral arguments here:

---- By Quinn Bowman, Online NewsHour