Even if the world were open today, the doors to most Hawaii state, county, and city offices would still be locked. Because today is the day that Hawaii celebrates Good Friday.
Yes, Good Friday is an an official state-sanctioned holiday in the 808 area code, so we’re reposting our annual recounting of how it
Here’s yet another complaint alleging that a virus-related order is a taking, this time with an interesting twist (other complaints here, here and here).
The twist is that the plaintiff/property owners (who include former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee) assert that they are being prevented from using their own residential property. The complaint asserts
Here’s the latest complaint challenging the virus-related business shut down orders springing up nationwide. (Other lawsuits are posted here and here.)
This one alleges a host of constitutional violations (and defamation!) after the Connecticut governor banned large gatherings and ordered all restaurants and bars to close, and the New Haven mayor publicly “highlighted” the plaintiff
Here’s a short one from the Florida District Court of Appeal where the background might be more relevant to today’s circumstances than the court’s actual holding about which party bears the burden of proof on valuation (and goes first at trial).
First, the decision. In Florida Dep’t of Agriculture v. Mahon, No. 5D19-3102 (Apr.
More information, including how to get your copy here.
Here’s the description:
Stringfellow Acid Pits tells the story of one of the most toxic places in the United States, and of an epic legal battle waged to clean up the site and hold those responsible accountable. In 1955, California officials approached rock quarry owner
Join us next Tuesday, April 14, 2020, at 12 noon Hawaii Time (3pm PDT, 6pm EDT) for a free webinar sponsored by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii, “Safety vs. Freedom: Are There Limits to Lockdowns?” Register here.
Here’s the description of the program:
Governments at every level in Hawaii have
We were all set to digest the California Court of Appeal’s opinion in Ruiz v. County of San Diego, No. D074654 (Apr. 7, 2020), when we realized that the opinion was not issued today, but merely ordered published today, and that the opinion was issued last month as an unpublished. So we checked with
We’re certainly not going to delve in detail into the 109 single-spaced pages of the majority and dissenting opinions in the New York Court of Appeals’ ruling in Regina Metro. Co., LLC v. N.Y. State Div. of Housing and Community Renewal, Nos. 1-4 (Apr. 3, 2020). New York’s rent control law is infamously labyrinthine
Here’s another complaint (here’s the first) challenging a state’s business shut-down order as a taking. This time it is Colorado, and the complaint seeks an injunction and compensation.
Here are the highlights:
Suppose you’re walking your pooch “Kaiser” in the local dog park. Another owner is walking his dog “Odin” in the same park. Off-leash Odin attacks you and Kaiser, unfortunately killing Kaiser.
Those bastards took Kaiser, my property! A total wipeout Lucas taking (after all, you plainly have been 100% deprived of both the use and