December 11, 2013
Prof. Mike Blumm calls on Oregon’s A.G. to defend Public Trust Doctrine
Prof Blumm argues in op-ed that Oregon’s AG should defend, rather than disclaim, Oregon’s Public Trust Doctrine.
A sign indicates restricted access to Oswego Lake in Lake Oswego.
Credit: (Randy Rasmussen/The Oregonian)
Prof Mike Blumm argues in op-ed that Oregon’s AG should defend, rather than disclaim, Oregon’s Public Trust Doctrine. “Just as a private trustee lacks authority to ignore its trust responsibility to its beneficiaries, the state’s fiduciary responsibility to protect citizens’ inalienable rights to trust resources is not discretionary.”
