You know how the process is supposed to work. A condemnor exercises its eminent domain power and files a lawsuit to take property for public use. If the owner believes the condemnor’s price is too low, the court adjudicates the just compensation that must be paid. As we know, the point of that lawsuit is
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Tuesday Feb 11, 2020: Professors’ Corner – The Supreme Shift in Takings Litigation – Knick v. Township of Scott
Please mark your calendars and join us next Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 12:30pm ET for the free (for members of the ABA’s Real Property, Trust and Estate Section) webinar, the monthly “Professors’ Corner.”
This one will be on the aftermath of Knick v. Township of Scott, 139 S. Ct. 2162 (2019), in which…
Video: The Biggest Problem You’ve Never Heard Of (“Heirs Property And Black Property Loss”)
In case you were not able to attend the recent program sponsored by Howard University Law School about the “heirs property” issue (Jan. 29, 2020), they recorded it and have now posted it on YouTube.
Here’s a description of the program:
Experts say that real estate is the steadiest and safest way to build…
Record Attendance (But There’s Still Time For You Last-Minute Filers) At Nashville ALI-CLE Eminent Domain Conference
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Picture 2: how you see pie if you’re coming to the
ALI-CLE Eminent Domain Conference.
If you get the above, you probably are already set to join us next week for the 37th Annual ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference in Nashville. (If not, shame on…
(Nearly) Last Chance To Join Us In Nashville For ALI-CLE’s Eminent Domain Conference
You can also fly, drive, or bike to the upcoming 37th Annual ALI-CLE Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference. in Nashville. Limited space still available, so don’t delay further and register now. We’re on track to record attendance, so you don’t want to miss the best nationally-focused three-day program on our area of…
Biggest Case Of The Year…Or Maybe The Decade?
We’re seeing a lot of “end of year” and “end of decade” wrap-ups, so figured we’d better chime in.
As the above graphic hints (this is detail of the doors of the U.S. Supreme Court), our biggest case of 2019 (and probably of the twenty-aughts) is Knick v. Township of Scott…
Space Still Available For ALI-CLE Eminent Domain Conference, Nashville Jan 23-25, 2020
If you get this, you need to attend the 37th Annual ALI-CLE Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference, January 23-25, 2020, in Nashville.
And if you don’t get this, you need to attend more.
New Fed Ct Judicial Takings Complaint: Indiana Supreme Court “Transformed Established Law” Of Shoreline Ownership
Here’s the Complaint filed earlier this month in an Indiana federal court, which alleges that the State of Indiana is liable for a judicial taking in a case we’ve been following. Yes, a judicial taking!
You recall that in Gunderson v. Indiana, 90 N.E.3d 171 (Ind. 2018), the Indiana Supreme Court concluded that the…
New Cert Petition From The Knick Team: You Can Sue A State For A Taking In Federal Court
Here’s the cert petition, filed today (by the same folks who brought you Knick v. Township of Scott, 139 S. Ct. 393 (1922)), which poses this straightforward question:
Whether the “self-executing” Just Compensation Clause abrogates a State’s Eleventh Amendment immunity, allowing a property owner to sue the State for a taking of property.…
Don’t Miss Out: Join The “Big Guns” And Secure Your Space At ALI-CLE’s Upcoming Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference (Jan 23-25, 2020, Nashville)
We were not as creative as our colleague Paul Henry (see below), but our Planning Co-Chair Joe Waldo and I wanted to personally invite you to join the “big guns” in our area of law at the 37th Annual ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference, January 23-25, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee.
We’ve…






