42 U.S.C. § 1983 | Civil Rights

Erasing the Black Spot from WHRO on Vimeo.

As we first noted here, Hampton University and WHRO recently produced a live program on “Erasing the Black Spot – How Virginia Universities Have Disrupted Black Neighborhoods.” We couldn’t make it in person, but watched the live-stream.

Now, as we hoped, the recorded

ALI-CLE brochure cover page

Here’s the brochure and the full agenda and registration information for the upcoming ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference at the JW Marriott in New Orleans, February 1-3, 2024.

This is the long-running nationally-focused conference on all things eminent domain, takings, valuation, and related. We have three tracks, from which you can

Here’s a takings cert petition, filed yesterday.

Because this is one of ours, we’re not going to comment much beyond reposting the Question Presented, and to let you know this one is about how the “relatively modest” requirement that the government have taken some “definitive position” about what uses are allowed and what uses

HSBA 10-2023

Yesterday, during the Annual Meeting of the Hawaii State Bar Association, we participated in a program sponsored by the Real Property and Financial Services Section, “Inverse Condemnation & Paying for Disasters.”

As you can see above, we joined lawprofs Shelley Saxer and David Callies to share thoughts about inverse claims, and the difference

If you happen to be in the Hampton Roads neighborhood later this week, you may want to consider paying a visit to Hampton University for what looks like an intriguing program:

The Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO and ProPublica Present “Erasing the Black

Here’s the latest in a case and an issue we’ve been following.

Recall that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas concluded that the City of McKinney, Texas was liable for the taking of Vicki Baker’s home, after city police officers destroyed a large part of it while apprehending a suspect

Here’s what we’re reading about the Supreme Court’s property rights docket — some good, some disappointing — this day.

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I’ll take ‘Words I Like to See’ for $800, Alex.

In this Order, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear two important property rights cases (are there any other kind?). Both are cases we’ve been following — and indeed are now playing a part in.

The first is Devillier v. Texas (the