LUI Co-Chair Prof. Frank Schnidman introducing the faculty
Here are the links to the cases and issues that we just finished speaking about at the 35th Annual Land Use Institute (more information on the LUI here). Today was day 1 of a multi-day remote program and the sessions are available ala carte, so there’s still
Here’s a new law journal article, just published, which we recommend everyone read.
Michael M. Berger, “Whither Regulatory Takings,” 51 Urban Lawyer 171 (2021). Available online here.
If you need encouragement to read it, here’s a sample:
The thrust of this article is severalfold. First, Holmes was right. His simple conclusion on
Joe Waldo leading off the Conference with a remembrance of
Toby Prince Brigham, for the eminent property rights practitioner
for whom the Conference is named.
I was honored to speak today at the 2021 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference, and here’s a rough transcript of my remarks.
Seeking Justice Through Just Compensation
Dean Spencer, Professor
Next Tuesday, September 28, starting at 12:50pm ET, we’ll be moderating a talk sponsored by the William and Mary Law School chapter of the Federalist Society.
Professor Ilya Somin, a nationally-recognized expert in eminent domain, takings, and related topics, is zooming in to speak about “Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid and the Future
In case you missed it live, here’s the recording of the recent one-hour program on “The Future of Regulatory Takings at the Supreme Court,” featuring our colleagues Joshua Thompson (Pacific Legal Foundation) and Paul Utrecht (Utrecht & Lenvin, LLP), with Jim Burling (PLF) moderating.
The program discussed Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid
There’s still plenty of time to register and join us for the 18th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference at the William and Mary Law School, Thursday and Friday, September 30 and October 1, 2021.
Yes, you may attend in-person, or remotely. The registration fees are very reasonable, ranging from $0 (yes, free!) to $200
Check this out. A short online comment at the Yale Journal on Regulation by Judge Thomas Griffith, “A New Test Or Merely A New Name For Some Regulatory Takings?“
The comment addresses the notion that the Supreme Court in Cedar Point shuffled up takings doctrine:
Much of the commentary about the Supreme
On one hand, the U.S. Court of Appeals’ opinion in Buending v. Town of Redington Beach, No. 20-11354 (Aug. 20, 2021) is not a big deal, at least in terms of the issue in the case: did the Town take the plaintiffs’ private beach property when it adopted an ordinance allowing the public to
All the topics you want to know about, presented by top-notch faculty from across the nation. Sessions include:
Here’s what we’re reading today, a recently-published law review article by Brendan Mackesey, The Dawn of a Judicial Takings Doctrine: Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 75 U. Miami L. Rev. 798 (2021).
Here’s the Abstract:
In Stop the Beach Renourishment v. Florida Department of Environmental Protection, 130