January 2017

Our colleague Rebecca Copeland has posted a preview and the briefs in an election law case we’re arguing next week in the Hawaii Supreme Court. SeeWrit to Watch: Hyland v. Gonzales.” We’ve written about the case earlier here and here

The question for the court’s review is whether an appeal in

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After the Hawaii Supreme Court decided GATRI v. Blane, 962 P.2d 367 (Haw. 1998) one big question remained.

In GATRI, the court held that in the coastal zone, a county Community Plan (also known as a “General Plan” in some counties) is a binding land use regulation, and thus has the force and effect

There have been a lot of takings and takings-related decisions coming out of the Court of Federal Claims lately, and we’ve held off on posting them individually. So to start off your New Year, here is a pop quiz.

Your task: guess whether the CFC held there was a taking, or no taking (answers below):