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Kammeyer v. United States Army Corps of Engineers

Kammeyer v. United States Army Corps of Engineers, No. 00889 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 24, 2015); amend. (C.D. Cal. Dec. 2, 2020), (C.D. Cal. Apr. 22, 2022).

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Painted by high school volunteers in 1976, the Bicentennial Freedom Mural (“Mural”) was displayed on the spillway of the Prado Dam in Corona, California, a federally owned land managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“USACE”). The Mural (640 feet long and 100 feet tall) was visible to commuters driving by the State Route 91 freeway and deeply admired by the local community for its historic meaning. In July 2014, USACE announced their plans to remove the Mural due to concerns over the lead-based paint and graffiti splattered all over it. Peter Kammeyer, a landscape architect and a co-designer of the Mural, instantly...






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