Video: 9th Circuit Hears Sharp Park Golf Arguments

No matter what side you come down on (I'm guessing it's 99.9% in favor of golf here...), it's fascinating to eavesdrop and watch the lawyers discussing with the infamous 9th Circuit Court of Appeals the fate of Sharp Park Golf Course and habitat permitting.

Great to see this posted on YouTube by the court and to see the strong lawyering on behalf of Alister MacKenzie's semi-lost masterpiece. And great to see the humorless Brent Plater, almost a one-man-band fighting the course at this point for Wild Equity, getting grilled by the justices.

Appearing for the City and County of San Francisco was Deputy City Attorney Jim Emery. And Joseph Palmore, co-chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Appellate and Supreme Court Practice Group, argued the case for San Francisco Public Golf Alliance. The decision from the 9th Circuit is pending.