Here’s what we’re reading on this blustery Friday:
An update from this morning for those of you wondering how things are going out here in the Hawaiian Standard Time zone with one, two, or even three hurricanes possibly bearing down on us. Here’s the view out of our office window, circa 1715 hours (that’s 5:15pm HST), August 7, 2014.
Pretty much
A few have asked how we’re doing out here, with one, maybe two hurricanes apparently coming our way. Thank you for your concern.
We’re “girding” according to this story, but here is the view out of our office window, downtown Honolulu, looking east towards Waikiki and Diamond Head, circa 0630 hours, August 7
Given the title of this blog and our usual inclinations in takings cases, you would be forgiven for assuming that we’d have a negative review of the Second Circuit’s opinion in 1256 Hurtel Avenue Associates, LLC v. Bulan, No. 12-1603-bk (Aug. 1, 2014), which held that a legislative increase in the size of the
The Texas Supreme Court has agreed to review Texas v. Clear Channel Outdoor, Inc., a decision in which the Court of Appeals held that the owner of billboards was entitled to compensation when the land on which the billboards were located was condemned.
Texas needed to widen the freeway, and condemned the land
Check this out, an opinion from the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court in a tax assessment case, Jacobowitz v. Bd of Assessors, Town of Cornwall, No. D39807 (July 30, 2014. The court held that the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition on warrantless searches and seizures means that a property owner did not have
Yes, it’s our old favorite, the Australian eminent domain comedy, The Castle (our review herefirst Law Film Festival, and were in good company: Ebert also loved the movie).
The most recent edition of the ABA Journal, features “12 pivotal movie scenes with lessons for lawyers.” The lesson we learn from
Today, the Hawaii Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Oahu Publications, Inc. v. Abercrombie, No. SCWC-13-0000127 (July 31, 2014).
We represent the prevailing petitioner in the case, so won’t be adding much of anything to the court’s words.But if you are interested in government records laws and the interplay between attorneys’ fee recovery
Here’s a new cert petition, filed yesterday, that poses two interesting issues, the first of federalism, the other of exactions.
This is a rails-to-trails case in which the federal government asserts that the easements imposed on private property for a public park in New York City after the railway was abandoned did not result
A couple of years ago, we posted the complaint (actually, a petition for mandate) alleging a big regulatory takings claim against the County of San Luis Obispo based on the County’s denial of a permit to drill for oil. A very big claim. $6.24 billion big. See “Wow, That’s A Lot of Just Compensation
