In California Trailer Parks War: Owners Vs. Renters, Time magazine takes a look at the mobile home rent control issues behind the recent Ninth Circuit en banc opinion in Guggenheim v. City of Goleta (our resource page on the case is here). Be sure to take the article’s implicit conclusion (the mobile home
Cases And Links From Today’s Hawaii Land Use Conference Sessions On Coastal Issues And Water Law
To all of you who attended the first day of the Hawaii Land Use Conference today, thank you. As promised, here are the items I discussed during my two sessions:
- United States v. Milner, 583 F.3d 1174 (9th Cir. 2009) – the case in which the Ninth Circuit affirmed a finding of common law
There’s Still Time To Register And Attend The Fifth Hawaii Land Use Conference
This Thursday (January 13, 2011) I’ll be leading two sessions at the fifth Hawaii Land Use Law conference at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu. This conference takes place biannually, so this is your last chance until 2013 to get updated on the hottest topics, by a stellar faculty.
My sessions will cover Coastal Issues
HAWICA Oral Argument: Can Complainer Avoid The Administrative Process By An Original Jurisdiction Lawsuit?
Starting at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, the Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in Pavsek v. Sandvold, No. 29179. In that case, the court is considering whether a complainer can circumvent the City’s enforcement procedures and the administrative appeal process by instituting an original jurisdiction lawsuit claiming that
Federal Circuit: Takings Claims By Navajo Nation Barred By Statute Of Limitations
In Navajo Nation v. United States, No. 2010-5036 (Jan. 10, 2011), the U.S. Court of Federal Claims concluded that the Nation’s claim that a development moratorium resulted in a taking was barred by the six year statute of limitations.
The Nation asserted that a 1934 federal statute created a property interest in an area
Friday Round-Up: Takings Ripeness, Defining “Hawaiian” Cultural Practices, Penn Central, and Judicial Takings
What we’re reading today:
- Tennessee Supreme Court Makes It Official: The U.S. Supreme Court Misread Tennessee Law in the Williamson County Case – Gideon Kanner on the latest twist in the regulatory takings ripeness mess. If you understand what the title means, you need to read this.
Is POTUS’ Hawaiian Vacation Rental “Illegal?” Here’s Official City Policy
Honolulu Civil Beat reports this exclusive “Obama’s Winter White House an Illegal Rental” (complete CB stories are usually behind a paywall, but they’ve posted this one in its entirety). According to the Civil Beat story:
President Barack Obama’s two-week stay at his Hawaii Winter White House was illegal under a long-standing Honolulu ban
January 3, 2011: US District Court Remembrance For Judge Samuel P. King
Received the following announcement this morning:
The US District Court, District of Hawaii, will be having a Remembrance Ceremony in honor of Judge Samuel P. King on January 3, 2011 at 3pm. The ceremony will be held in Judge Mollway’s courtroom, 4th floor, PJKK Federal Courthouse, with a reception following. The public is welcome to attend.
, an iconic figure in Hawaii legal circles, passed away in early December. The Hawaii PBS station in rerunning a profile of Judge King on January 4, 2011.
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