The Cato Institute has filed an amicus brief supporting the petitioner in Empress Casino Joliet Corp. v. Giannoulias, No. 08-945 (cert. petition filed Jan. 21, 2009). In that case, the Illinois Supreme Court held (896N.E.2d 277 (Ill. 2008) that a regulation which imposes a 3%”surcharge” on Illinois casinos with gross receipts over $200
March 2009
First Circuit: Williamson County Applies To Eminent Domain Challenges
By Robert H. Thomas on
In Lichoulas v. City of Lowell, No. 08-1485, 08-2023 (1st Cir., Jan. 30, 2009), the U.S. Court of Appeals declined to rule on a property owner’s objection to a taking for redevelopment, holding that public use challenges belong in state court. Interestingly, the court cited Williamson County Regional Planning Comm’n v. Hamilton Bank of …