Professor Kent Schooland has posted “Eminent Domain and the Eighth Commandment,” a piece with his thoughts about the morality of condemning property and the system of “just compensation.”
Given the realities of eminent domain, perhaps we should prepare our children with relevant civics lessons for the playground. Whena gang of kids wants to
Three more amicus briefs have been filed in Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., No. 07-1239, the case about the Navy’s use of mid-frequency active (MFA) sonar in training exercises off the California coast:
Some interesting items from around the land use law blogosphere:
The Ecological Society of America has filed a brief amicus curiae urging the Supreme Court to uphold the Ninth Circuit’s injunction in Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc., No. 07-1239, the case about the Navy’s use of mid-frequency active (MFA) sonar in training exercises off the California coast:
In the case below
The transcript of the June 2, 2008 arguments in the federal lawsuit challenging Maui’s affordable (“workforce”) housing exaction has been released. That hearing resulted in a lengthy opinion by the District Court holding that the plaintiff’s Nollan/Dolan claims were not ripe, and a recent order holding that the facial due process and equal
Insurance Law Hawaii, the law blog authored by my Damon Key colleagues Robert Harris and Tred Eyerly which covers insurance coverage issues, has been selected as one of LexisNexis’ Top 50 Blogs for Insurance.
“These blogsites contain some of the best writing out there on coverage,catastrophic loss, regulatory compliance, life insurance, health careand
The US District Court for the District of Hawaii has granted (in part) the County of Maui’s motion for reconsideration of the court’s earlier order granting in part and denying in partthe County’s summary judgment motion. Here’s a copy of the court’s latest order.
The court entered summary judgment in favor of the
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Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 27, 2008. Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian Law at the University of Hawaii School of Law will be presenting a workshop “Hawaii State Historic Preservation Laws: Reclaiming the Past, Shaping the Future.”
I will be speaking on “Background Principles and Paradigm Shifting: The
Is a determination by the Corps of Engineers that property contains “waters of the United States” and is therefore subject to regulation under the Clean Water Act a “final agency action” subject to judicial review under the Administrative Procedures Act? According to the Ninth Circuit, no.