A recent book of interest to condemnation lawyers, Current Condemnation Law: Takings, Compensation & Benefits (2d ed.).
The book is co-edited by my Owner’s Counsel of America colleague Alan T. Ackerman. (He also has a blog about eminent domain issues.)
From the blurb:
Condemnation of property is an especially topical subject after the U.S.
This continues our summary of today’s oral arguments in the “ceded lands” case. The summary of the state’s argument is posted here, the summary of OHA’s argument is posted here, and the transcript is posted here.
What Issues Are Presented?
Assistant to the Solicitor General William Jay argued for the Obama
This continues our summary of today’s oral arguments in the “ceded lands” case. The summary of the state’s argument is posted here, and the transcript is posted here.
Washington, D.C. attorney Kannon Shanmugam argued for OHA. He began by asserting that the issue in the case should be very narrowly drawn: whether
The transcript of today’s oral arguments in the “ceded lands” case is posted here.
Hawaii Attorney General Mark Bennett argued for the State. He began by asserting that the Apology Resolution did not alter the state’s right to transfer the lands, and that it was, “as its sponsor said at the time, a simple
The Supreme Court’s courtroom reporter has provided the raw transcript of today’s oral arguments in the “ceded lands” case, Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, No. 07-1372 (cert.granted Oct. 1, 2008.
The transcript is posted here.
For a primer/FAQ on appellate oral arguments and what they entail, go here.
While we
Thanks to Columbia lawprof Ronald Mann for forwarding his reply brief in AmeriSource Corp. v. United States, No. 08-497 (cert. petition filed Oct. 15, 2008). Responding to the arguments in the federal government’s brief in opposition, the reply argues:
The Government’s brief in opposition to the petition underscores the need for review by
For those not familiar with appellate oral arguments, here’s a short primer/FAQ:
Why oral argument? – Appellate oral argument has been described as the Court’s “conversationwith counsel” about the case and the law. Oral argument can illuminatelegal or logical problems not evident from the briefs and which may nototherwise be discovered, distill arguments by testing
Atlantic Yards Reports post this summary of the recent oral arguments in the state court fight over the massive redevelopment project in Brooklyn. More on the case here and here.
We will be posting the transcript — perhaps with some analysis thrown in — of tomorrow’s Supreme Court oral arguments as soon as it becomes available, but in the meantime, here is the latest:
Thanks to James Lawlor of the Land Use Legal Report for letting us know that the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review Ocean Harbor Homeowners Ass’n v. California Coastal Comm’n, 163 Cal. App. 4th 215, 77 Cal. Rptr. 432 (2008). In that case, the California Court of Appeals held that the California Coastal