A recently-published Note from the Stanford Law Review: Josh Patashnik, Bringing a Judicial Takings Claim, 64 Stan. L. Rev. 255 (Jan. 2012). Here’s the abstract:
This Note seeks to answer a set of questions prompted by the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection…
Here’s the final amicus brief supporting the petitioner in the case challenging New York City’s rent control ordinance. The case is in the cert stage (we posted the petition here, along with the other three amicus briefs supporting the petition), and although the respondents initially waived their response rights, the Court requested a response…
Here are the links to the cases and other items discussed today at the International Municipal Lawyers Association webinar with Dan Mandelker and Dwight Merriam. Most of these cases are also in your written materials.
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Today’s Honolulu Star-Advertiser carries a story on the Hawaii Supreme Court’s opinion in Hamilton v. Lethem, No. SCWC-27580 (Feb. 7, 2012), the case in which we successfully represented a father who challenged the lack of standards in “show cause” hearings in Family Courts under the Due Process Clause. The court held that Family Courts…
Hamilton v. Lethem, No. SCWC-27580 (Feb. 7, 2012), the opinion we posted about here is being hotly debated and discussed at the Volokh Conspiracy blog here.
Barista’s note (since we represented the petitioner): many of the comments on Volokh make judgments about whether Father’s acts constituted “abuse.” However, the point we made in…
What we’re reading today:
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This one is decidedly not about land use, eminent domain, or regulatory takings, so we’ll keep it short.
In a case we’ve been tracking (because we represent the petitioner), the Hawaii Supreme Court has issued a unanimous opinion in Hamilton v. Lethem, No. SCWC-27580 (Feb. 7, 2012). As we previewed here when the cert…
Today, at the ABA Midyear Meeting in New Orleans, I sat in on one of the best CLE programs that I have heard in a long time, “Preparing an Effective Appellate Brief” (sponsored by the Council of Appellate Lawyers of the ABA’s Appellate Judge’s Conference).
I wasn’t taking notes, but instead “tweeted” updates…
On Saturday, February 4, 2012, from 10:00 am to noon at the Sheraton New Orleans, the American Bar Association and the State & Local Government Law Section is sponsoring a free screening of “ Crime After Crime,” the award-winning documentary from director Yoav Potash. I saw the film last year, and loved it:…
Most of the cert petitions about eminent domain in recent years have focused on the “public use” side of the equation, and not on the “just compensation” side. That’s not surprising, since the Kelo issue (the power to take) has been the object of intense public interest, so much so that as eminent domain lawyers…
