On Tuesday, October 13, starting at 10:00 am (Hawaii Standard Time), the Hawaii Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in County of Hawaii v. Ala Loop Homeowners, No. 27707 (cert. granted Sep. 2, 2009) (order here). We will be covering the arguments live here.
Details of the argument schedule are posted on
Our coverage of the Hawaii Supreme Court oral arguments will go live on Tuesday, October 13, 2009, at approximately 9:45 a.m., Hawaii time.
<p><p>&lt;a href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php?option=com_mobile&amp;task=viewaltcast&amp;altcast_code=7c50a56fae” &gt;HAWSCT Ala Loop arguments 10-13-2009&lt;/a&gt;</p></p>
The property owner has filed a brief responding to the amici brief supporting the application for writ of certiorari which urges the Hawaii Supreme Court to review the Intermediate Court of Appeals’ decision in Unite Here! Local 5 v. City and County of Honolulu, 120 Haw. 457, 209 P.3d 1271 (Haw. Ct. App. 2008).
With apologies to Jeff Foxworthy, you might be a regulatory takings maven if…you instantly understood this post’s headline, and eagerly clicked through to read the story.
But you don’t have to be a takings nerd to appreciate the import of today’s Ninth Circuit decision in Los Altos El Granada Investors, v. City of Capitola
In “Supreme Court’s Regulatory Takings Case Draws Widespread Interest,” the New York Times reports about yesterday’s filings by amici supporting the government 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):
The Supreme Court would likely resist such
Several amicus briefs have been filed supporting the government’s position 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):
On Tuesday, November 10, 2009, at 9:00 a.m., the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in Maunalua Bay Beach Ohana 28 v. State of Hawaii, No. 28175. The arguments will take place in the Supreme Court courtroom at Aliiolani Hale.
The ICA panel will consist of Judges Nakamura, Watanabe and Foley.
In today’s Honolulu Star-Bulletin, University of Hawaii lawprof David L. Callies responds to my September 20, 2009 review of Jeff Benedict’s book about the U.S. Supreme Court’s infamous Kelo eminent domain case, Little Pink House: a True Story of Defiance and Courage.
In In defense of taking land for public use, Callies
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
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):