Remember the case from late last year in which the Honolulu Star-Advertiser brought a freedom of information/open records lawsuit against the Hawaii governor to force him to disclose the names of judicial nominees? Abandoning the practice of his two predecessors, the Governor refused to release the list of names of nominees transmitted to him by
Cal Supremes: “Exaction” Includes Demand For Land Or Money
Before we get to the California Supreme Court’s opinion in Sterling Park, L.P. v. City of Palo Alto, No. 204771 (Oct, 17, 2013), here’s what we think is the money quote:
For these reasons, we believe Fogarty and Williams correctly interpreted [Cal. Cov’t Code] section 66020. The statute governs conditions on development
10th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference And Prize – Thomas Merrill
The last couple of days, we’ve returned to Williamsburg, Virginia to attend the annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference at the William and Mary Law School.
The Conference is the annual gathering of legal scholars and practitioners who focus on property law and property rights to celebrate the award the B-K Prize to “an individual whose
Fed Cir: On Further Review, No, You Can’t Depose The Fed Chair, Even If You Are An Uberlawyer
Remember that “audacious” case filed in the Court of Federal Claims by überlawyer David Boies on behalf of Starr International seeking $35 billion in just compensation for the federal takeover of AIG?
Well, it’s moving along, and apparently is in discovery (every lawyer’s favorite part of the case). Boies sought the deposition testimony
Land Use License Plates Revisited
Last week, we posted the personalized license plates of two land use lawyer colleagues, and invited our readers to send in their own, real or imagined, promising to post the best submissions.
Before we get to those, we note the above, perhaps our favorite work of modern art, a piece titled “Preamble,”
New HAWSCT Cert Application: State Not Required To Preserve Encumbrances In Land Court Registration
Here’s one we’ve been meaning to post for a while, if only because it presents a fascinating issue about the nature of Torrens title (so much so that we filed an amicus brief on behalf of Pacific Legal Foundation in the Intermediate Court of Appeals).
The State of Hawaii has filed an Application for a
Land Use: License Plate Edition
There we were, attending the recent conference on “The Takings Issue,” at Touro Law School. In the parking lot, we spy this:
Which got us to thinking: what would we put on our vanity license plate, were we inclined to do so? (Our answer at the top of this post).
And, it
Reminder: Upcoming Deadline For Abstracts For Property Rights Conference
As we noted here, the International Academic Association for Planning Law and Property Rights, 8th Annual Conference 2014 will take place in Haifa, Israel, February 11-14, 2014. Earlier this year, we attended PLPR when it visited Portland, and it was well worth going, so the 2014 conference should be similar.
Professor Rachelle Alterman, Chair of the 2014 conference forwards this reminder:
This is a reminder that the deadline for abstract submissions for PLPR 2014 is15 October 2013. Click here for the website, here for the call for papers and here to submit your abstract now.
We are happy to announce that our opening reception will take place on 12 February and will be hosted by the Mayor of Haifa, in the historic City Hall in the Hadar mid-town area. In addition, we will have a special pre-dinner reception on 13 February, hosted by the Bahai World Center (click here for more on the Bahai Gardens in Haifa).
Please note that we have added a new workshop to our list of optional pre-conference workshops: Workshop 5 on National Land Ownership and housing policy. Click here to see the new workshop in the list and and to submit your workshop registration form (you are welcome to resubmit if your preferences have changed).
We look forward to seeing you at PLPR 2014 Conference
Rachelle Alterman for the Local Organizing Committee
So fire up those keyboards and get to writing!
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Cert Grant In Brandt
Hey, that rhymes! Today, in a not-entirely-unexpected move, the U.S. Supreme Court granted cert and agreed to review United States v. Brandt Revocable Trust, No. 09-8047 (Fed. Cir. Sep. 11, 2012).
We say not-unexpected for two reasons. First, the Tenth Circuit expressly noted its ruling created a circuit split (that’s catnip to counsel considering
IMLA Conference Session On Koontz, Harvey Cedars, Relevant Parcel
A big thanks to my Owners Counsel of America and ABA State and Local Government Law Section colleague Dwight Merriam for emceeing today’s well-attended double session on land use and takings law at the International Municipal Lawyers Association’s 2013 annual meeting in San Francisco. Dwight and I were joined by land use expert Cecily