A short one (unpublished) from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in a Tyler taking case (an issue that seems like it is on a lot of courts’ minds right now).
In Wayside Church v. Van Buren County, No. 24-1598 (Oct. 6, 2025), the court affirmed the district court’s certification of
In a case we’ve been following for what seems like forever, the Hawaii Supreme Court has issued an opinion in Maunalua Bay Beach Ohana 28 v. State of Hawaii, No. SCWC-19-0000776 (Sep. 17, 2025), holding that littoral property owners are owed nothing for the temporary regulatory taking of small portions of accreted beach.
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This just in: in this Order, the U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari and agreed to review two cases which involve property and property rights.
First, in Pung v. Isabella County, No. 25-95, the Court will be considering these Questions Presented:
1. Whether taking and selling a home to satisfy a debt to
Here’s a cert petition in a case we’ve been following.
This is a water fight in California, and it asks a fundamental question: is the right to beneficial use of water a property right? The Federal Circuit held no, the federal government possesses that right, not these owners.
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