For anyone who deals with state, municipal, and local government law, here’s a must-follow blog: The Municipal Minute, produced by our ABA State & Local Government Law Section colleague (and fellow U. Hawaii Law alum) Julie A. Tappendorf. Julie is a partner in the Chicago office Ancel Glink, and practices local government, land
The Kelo Story Coming Soon To The Screen
As we noted earlier, Little Pink House, Jeff Benedict’s book about the Kelo v. City of New London case, looks like it is going to become a TV movie. Mr. Benedict writes:
On Monday my publisher will officially announce that Lifetime is making a movie based on Little Pink House, and Brooke Shields
HSBA’s New Appellate Section: Come Join Us For Our “Meet & Greet” At The Supreme Court
As we’ve noted, the Hawaii State Bar Association recently approved the formation of a new Section, devoted to Appellate Law. My Damon Key colleague Rebecca Copeland who is honchoing the formation and initial organization of the Section, sends this invitation to the first “Meet & Greet” to anyone interested in either joining the Section
The “Bad Old Days” – Feds Sue City For Eminent Domain Abuse
“Property rights” often are portrayed as belonging only to the rich and powerful and protecting only the politically connected. But as we recently were reminded, this is a very inaccurate picture because property rights — as the “guardian of every other right” — form the foundation on which all other rights rest
“Life After Kelo” – A Summary Of the Current State Of Eminent Domain Policy
Worth reading: “Six Years of Separation: Life After Kelo” by Ethan Friedman, posted on Miller Starr’s web site. Mr. Friedman writes about the state of affairs in eminent domain at the macro level, noting the reactions in state legislatures and the US House of Representatives’ current consideration of the “Private Property Rights Protection
Seminar: Ethics, Government Conflicts Of Interest, And The First Amendment
Mark your calendars: as part of the Fall Meeting of the ABA’s Section of State & Local Government Law in Tucson, on Thursday, September 22, I’ll be on a panel discussing the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Nevada Commission on Ethics v. Carrigan, “Ethical Considerations for Municipal Attorneys: Caught in the Crosshairs Reconciling the
Texas: “Common Carrier” Claim Subject To Actual Judicial Review
Thanks to the good folks at Volokh and Gideon’s Trumpet for alerting us to the Texas Supreme Court’s opinion in a case we’ve been following, but somehow slipped by, Texas Rice Land Partners, Ltd. v. Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas, LLC, No. 09-0901 (April 19, 2011).
Texas, like many other states, delegates the power of
Entering Our Sixth Year
They say as you get older, you begin to forget birthdays (I know it’s true for me). So I guess it should not be surprising that August 31 passed without fanfare, and only today did I remember that five years ago I uploaded the first posts on this blog.
Went To The PruneYard Yesterday…
The Latest Cert Petition Seeking To Overrule Williamson County
There’s been yet another cert petition asking the Suprme Court to revist and discard the ripeness rules of Williamson County Regional Planning Comm’n v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City, 473 U.S. 172 (1985).
In Colony Cove Properties, LLC v. City of Carson, 640 F.3d 948 (9th Cir. 2011), the Ninth Circuit affirmed the