The State of New York wants to build the Bronx River Greenway, a “23-mile-long ribbon of green with a multi-use path that will extend along the full length of the river in Westchester County and the Bronx.” Who could argue with that?
Amtrak, that’s who. After failing to acquire 6 parcels along the river
A short one from the Texas Court of Appeals. As we noted in this post recently, Texas has bifurcated its eminent domain process. After a petition in condemnation is filed in court, in the “administrative” phase, the court appoints commissioners whose job it is to hold a hearing and render an opinion on value.
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On Thursday, March 5, 2015, from 6:00 – 7:15 p.m. at the Farrington High School Cafeteria (1564 North King Street, Honolulu, Hawaii), we’re inviting property owners, businesses, and residents whose rights
Here are the posts about the 2015 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Conference (San Francisco), and where we will post information on the 2016 conference as those details are finalized:
UPDATE October 13, 2015: The complete agenda, faculty list, and conference registration pages are live at ALI-CLE’s website. Register now.
Reports from the
Worth reading: “Legislative Exactions after Koontz v. St. Johns River Management District,” an article by colleagues Luke Wake and Jarod Bona, recently posted to SSRN. Here’s the abstract:
Decided in June, 2013, Koontz v. St. Johns River Management District settled a long-running debate among scholars as to whether the nexus test &mdash
Here’s one that we’ve had in our “to read” stack for a while, but put off since it didn’t look all that interesting. But after finally reading it recently, there’s a line in the opinion that jumped out at us. Read on.
Araya v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., No. 13-7036 (Dec. 30, 2014) is
Although we just wrapped this year’s ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation and Condemnation 101 conferences, we’ve already started to think about the 2016 programs.
Those of you who attended this year or have attended in the past, please watch your email inboxes in the next few days for an informal survey from
Have you ever read one of those opinions where each piece seems okay, but as a whole the result just doesn’t sit well? The Idaho Supreme Court’s opinion in State of Idaho, Dep’t of Transportation v. Grathol, No. 40168 (Feb. 11, 2015) is just one of those.
You’ve no doubt heard a lot about
Here’s the latest in an issue we’ve been following out of North Carolina.
In Kirby v North Carolina Dep’t of Transportation, No. COA14-184 (Feb. 17, 2015), the N.C. Court of Appeals not only held that the property owners’ claims were ripe, but that the Map Act — which gives the DOT the ability to