As I mentioned here, in August, I became the Chair of the Committee on Condemnation Law, a part of the ABA’s State and Local Government Law Section. The Committee includes some very experienced practitioners and scholars, private and government attorneys, and newer lawyers and law students looking to gain experience and a collegial
October 2009
Government Merits Briefs In Florida Beach Takings Case aka The Judicial Takings Case
Here are the respondents’ merits briefs in the beachfront taking case, Stop the Beachfront Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Dep’t of Environmental Protection, No. 08-11 (cert. granted. June 15, 2009):
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Cross-Motions On Due Process Issue Denied In Maui Affordable Housing Exaction Case – Next Up, Jury Trial
By Robert H. Thomas on
The District Court has denied cross-motions for summary judgment on the due process claims in the case challenging Maui County’s 40-50% affordable housing exaction, Kamaole Pointe Development LP v. County of Maui, No. 07-00447 DAE (D. Haw.). The court’s order is available here.
The court’s denial focused mostly on procedural issues and the…