Dean Patricia Salkin of the Albany Law School posts Ripeness and Williamson County – 1st, 6th and 7th Circuit Rulings on her land use law blog Law of the Land. The post details three recent cases from the federal circuits about when a regulatory takings or inverse condemnation case is ripe for federal review under the Williamson County doctrine (almost never):
- Association de Subscripcion Conjuncta del Seguro de Responsibilidad Obligatorio v. Galarza, 484 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2007)
- McNamara v City of Rittman, 473 F.3d 633 (6th Cir. 2007)
- Rockstead v City of Crystal Lake, 486 F.3d 963 (7th Cir. 2007)
Gideon Kanner has already deconstructed the reasoning in the last case in a post on his blog entitled “Franz Kafka Weds Alice in Wonderland.” One guess what Professor Kanner thinks of the decision.
Professor Salkin’s blog is a welcome perspective; I’ve already subscribed, and added it to the must-read links. You should too.