In “Positioning Politics: Kelo, Eminent Domain, and the Press,” an article in “Land and Power: The Impact of Eminent Domain in Urban Communities,” published by the Policy Research Institute for the Region (Princeton), the author asserts that the reporting on the Supreme Court’s decision in Kelo v. City of New London
Forbes On The SCOTUS “Ceded Lands” Case
Forbes.com posts “Supreme Court Cheat Sheet,” summarizing “five business cases” pending in the Supreme Court worth following. Included among those cases are Hawaii’s own “ceded lands” case. (Scroll 2/3 down the page. Also included is “In Pictures: Five Cases to Watch,” a slideshow.)
The article summarizes the case as follows:
Ninth Circuit In Honolulu Next Week
A panel of the Ninth Circuit (Judges Reinhardt, Brunetti, and Thomas) is riding circuit to Honolulu next week and will be hearing oral arguments at the downtown courtroom as well as at the U. Hawaii Law School. The court’s calendar is here.
Even More On Hawaii County’s Impact Fee … Whoops, I Mean “Fair Share”
Thanks to Kona Blogger Aaron Stene for sending this next item my way, a follow up to the previous two days’ reports from West Hawaii Today (posted here and here) about Hawaii County’s so-called “fair share” exaction system. In “Council reaffirms belief in fair share legality,” WHT reports:
The county’s Corporation Counsel
More On Hawaii County’s “Fair Share” Impact Fees
Following up on yesterday’s post about the West Hawaii Today series on the legality of Hawaii County’s “fair share” impact fee system, the paper posts three stories about the issue:
- How much, for what and when? (“The county may have illegally collected $7.4 million in fair share assessments from housing developers since the early
USSG’s Motion To Participate In Oral Argument In “Ceded Lands” Case
Following up on the earlier post New SG Unlikely To Alter Fed Gov’t’s SCOTUS Arguments In Ceded Lands Case, which noted that the new Solicitor General has sought leave from the Supreme Court to participate in oral argument and for divided argument, here’s the motion filed by the SG’s office on January 29, 2009
Further Amicus Briefs Supporting OHA In The “Ceded Lands” Case
Two more amicus briefs in the “ceded lands” case, Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, No. 07-1372 (cert.granted Oct. 1, 2008):
West Hawaii Today Series: Is County [“Fair Share” And Impact Fee] Practice Legal?
Worthwhile article today from West Hawaii Today (the daily newspaper of the Kona side of the Big Island), “Is county practice legal?” The story details the County’s practice of demanding “fair share” payments from property owners and developers who wish to make use of their properties and seek County approvals:
The fair share
PING: Well HatchedURL: http://livepress.in/kickstart-your-career/IP: 219.234.82.86BLOG NAME: Well HatchedDATE: 02/09/2013 03:34:47 PMinversecondemnation.com: Florida Regulatory Takings Links
Florida’s appellate courts have been active lately in the regulatory takings arena. Here are links to summaries and analysis of the decisions.
First, from the Florida Land Use Law blog:
- 5th DCA – Landmark Takings Case: Off Site Exaction a Taking under Nollan/Dolan Where Applicant Refused Permit Due to Condition (St. Johns Water Mgmt
New SG Unlikely To Alter Fed Gov’t’s SCOTUS Arguments In Ceded Lands Case
Several people have wondered whether the change in presidential administrations may alter the federal government’s position supporting the State of Hawaii in the “ceded lands” case, Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, No. 07-1372 (cert.granted Oct. 1, 2008).
Unlikely, according to this post from the law blog at the Wall St. Journal:
The SG