Mark your calendars for Friday, October 24, 2014, the date of the Hawaii Bar Association Convention, in Honolulu. As noted here, the HSBA’s Appellate Law Section is sponsoring a three-hour session featuring the Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court, the Chief Judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals, other justices and judges, and
October 2014
Upcoming Webcast: “Sex, Guns, And Drugs: Planning For Controversial Land Uses”
If that title doesn’t grab you, nothing will. Here’s the description of an upcoming program from the American Planning Association that looks awfully interesting:
The Planning and Law Division of the American Planning Association is pleased to host the upcoming webcast Sex, Guns & Drugs: Planning for Controversial Land Useson Wednesday, October 22nd from 1:00 to 2:30 PM CST. Registration is $20 for PLD members, $40 for nonmembers, and $45 for webinar registration plus a Planning and Law Division membership. Presented by Daniel J. Bolin and Gregory W. Jones of Ancel Glink, this webcast will explore if and where controversial businesses belong in communities.
The U.S. Constitution guarantees freedom of expression, freedom of religion, and the right to bear arms. But it’s not that simple. Businesses that rely on these constitutional guarantees continue to generate controversy in communities across the country. To compound matters, state legislatures from Arizona to Massachusetts have been busy granting new — and in many cases, previously unheard of — rights to marijuana and firearm retailers.This has rapidly drawn planners and zoning practitioners into the debate over how these businesses best fit into their communities, and whether their communities are legally obligated to accommodate these uses in the first place. Spend an hour learning about the issues and regulatory strategies from around the country.
Webcast—Sex, Guns & Drugs: Planning for Controversial Land Uses
October 22, 2014
1:00 – 2:30 PM CST
, including registration.
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11th Cir: Voluntarily Treating Federal Prisoners Means No Takings Claim For Partial Reimbursement For Medical Costs
By Robert H. Thomas on
Posted in Regulatory takings
When the feds need medical care for prisoners, by statute, the Medicare rate is set as the full compensation owed to medical services providers. One of those providers, Baker County Medical Services, sued in U.S. District Court, seeking a declaration that the statute is a taking because, “it is forced to render emergency medical care…
2d Cir Extends Williamson County Ripeness “Final Decision” Requirement To ADA Claims
By Robert H. Thomas on
Ah, Williamson County. We’ve ranted about it before, so we won’t do so here (again). But takings mavens know that a property owner must meet two tests before she can raise a takings claim against a state or local government in federal court: the state or local government must have reached a final…
New Cert Petition: Isn’t Property A Fundamental Right?
You mght read the headline of this post and naturally say to yourself, “well, that’s obvious.” But to the Eleventh Circuit in Kentner v. City of Sanibel, 750 F.3d 1274 (11th Cir. 2014), it wasn’t.
In that case, the court concluded that riparian rights are not “fundamental rights” protected by the Due Process Clause…