That Fifth Amendment protection is often seen in cases of eminent domain, which allows a government to seize private property, with compensation, for a public purpose.įederal officials argue that the changes the Corps made were necessary to comply with the federal Endangered Species Act and a separate requirement from Congress passed in 1986 to protect fish and wildlife. The courts have largely agreed, finding that the government violated constitutional protections against taking property without just compensation. It did so by notching dikes to increase water flow, keeping more water in reservoirs and reopening historic chutes, allowing the river to meander and erode banks.įarmers, businesses and other landowners say that unconstitutionally deprived them of their land. Army Corps of Engineers responsible for recurrent flooding since 2007, three years after it changed how it manages the Missouri River’s flow to better protect the habitat of endangered fish and birds. But the appeals court went even further in its decision last Friday, saying that the government must also pay them for crops, farm equipment and buildings lost to the flooding and finding the government contributed to the devastating flood of 2011.Ĭourts have found the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit upheld a lower court’s 2020 ruling that the federal government must pay for the landowners’ loss of value to the land. government may have to pay tens of millions of dollars - or more - to landowners along the Missouri River after a court ruled it worsened flooding there since 2007 that killed crops and wrecked homes and businesses. Spencer Waege, a defensive end from Watertown, was named to the first team for North Dakota State.OMAHA, Neb. Earning second team recognition for the Coyotes were offensive tackle Alex Jensen, linebacker Brock Mogensen, cornerback Myles Harden and punter John Bickle, while guard Isaac Erbes, running back Travis Theis and wide receivers Carter Bell and Wesley Eliodor received honorable mention. USD had a pair of players named to the first team in linebacker Stephen Hillis, who led the league in tackles, and long-snapper Dalton Godfrey. More: Zim's 2022 Missouri Valley Conference All-Pro football team Naseim Brantley, a wide receiver from Western Illinois, was named the top newcomer and Indiana State quarterback Cade Chambers top freshman. Youngstown State running back Jaleel McLaughlin was named the offensive player of the year and Illinois State edge Zeke Vandenburgh was named defensive player of the year. Tight end Zach Heins, quarterback Mark Gronowski, wide receiver Jaxon Janke and punt returner Jadon Janke were named to the second team for SDSU, while cornerback Dalys Beanum, punter Hunter Dustman, linebacker Jason Freeman and Jadon Janke as a wide receiver earned honorable mention. More: Complete Missouri Valley Football all-conference team After a first-round bye, the Jacks host Delaware in a second-round game this week. The Jackrabbits are 10-1, went 8-0 in Valley games and are the No. Stiegelmeier was an easy choice for coach of the year, leading SDSU to its first outright Valley title and the first No. Offensive linemen Mason McCormick and Garret Greenfield, defensive linemen Reece Winkelman and Caleb Sanders, running back Isaiah Davis, tight end Tucker Kraft, linebacker Adam Bock and cornerback DyShawn Gales were all named to the first team. SDSU landed 12 players on the all-conference teams – eight on the first team – as well as four honorable mentions. 1 Jackrabbits’ domination of the league’s postseason awards, announced on Monday. South Dakota State’s John Stiegelmeier is this year’s Missouri Valley Football Conference coach of the year, headlining the No.
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