Senior U.S. District Judge Samuel P. King — an iconic figure in Hawaii’s legal circles — passed away last week, sparking an outpouring of praise, reminiscence, and love. While many remember him for his relatively recent role as one of the authors of Broken Trust, the book that sparked the reformation of the Bishop
Columbia Spectator On The Columbia Eminent Domain Cert Petition
The Columbia Spectator, the student newspaper of Columbia University has a story about Tuck-It-Away, Inc. v. New York State Urban Dev. Corp., No. 10-402 (cert. petition filed Sep. 21, 2010), the case about the New York State Urban Development Corporation’s attempt to take property for a new Columbia campus, which is up
Oral Argument Recording In HAWICA Takings And Ripeness Case
The court has posted the recording of yesterday’s oral argument in Leone v. County of Maui, No. 29696, a case that we’ve been following closely involving federal regulatory takings claims, Williamson County ripeness, and the practical effect of the Hawaii Supreme Court’s decision in GATRI v. Blane, 88 Haw. 108, 962 P.2d
Columbia Eminent Domain Cert Petition Is a SCOTUSblog “Petition To Watch”
SCOTUSblog has listed in Tuck-It-Away, Inc. v. New York State Urban Dev. Corp., No. 10-402 (cert. petition filed Sep. 21, 2010) as a “Petition to Watch” (scroll down to the fourth case) for tomorrow’s conference. The results of the conference should be released on Monday morning.
SCOTUSblog has posted most the cert stage
A Very Good Summary Of The Columbia Eminent Domain Cert Petition Issues
On his indispensable blog Atlantic Yards Report, journalist Norman Oder has posted a comprehensive summary of the issues in the Columbia eminent domain case, which is scheduled to be considered at the Supreme Court’s conference this Friday, December 10, 2010.
In In effort to get Supreme Court to hear Columbia eminent domain case,
“I Got Mine” Fits On A Bumper Sticker
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A colleague pointed out Dave Swann’s Trouble in Paradise strip from the Sunday Star-Advertiser that puts a comic twist on what Professor Paul Boudreaux has called “drawbridge protectionism.”
There’s more than a touch of reality in Swann’s strip, because having a bumper sticker on your car that
Live Blog Today: Must A Property Owner Seek To Change The Law To Ripen A Federal Takings Claim?
This morning, at 10:00 a.m. HST (3 p.m. EST, noon PST), the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in a case we’ve been following that involves federal regulatory takings claims, Williamson County ripeness, and the practical effect of the Hawaii Supreme Court’s decision in GATRI v. Blane, 88 Haw.
Final Cert Stage Brief In Columbia Eminent Domain Case
The property owner has filed its Reply to the Brief in Opposition in Tuck-It-Away, Inc. v. New York State Urban Dev. Corp., No. 10-402 (cert. petition filed Sep. 21, 2010). That’s the case in which upper Manhattan property owners have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the decision of the New York Court
Monday Round Up
We’ve been meaning to post links to these items for a while:
- New Survey Date on Public Attitudes Towards Kelo and Economic Development Takings (from Volokh Conspiracy).
- Call For Papers: Planning, Law, and Property Rights – Fifth International Conference, University of Alberta (May 25-28, 2011)
Sixth Circuit: Red Light Camera Ordinance Not A Taking
As we have noted previously, we love creative lawyering. But sometimes … well, just check this case out for an unusual approach to “takings” claims.
In McCarthy v. City of Cleveland, No. 09-4149 (Nov. 9, 2010), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit dismissed a claim that the city’s red light