Update 10/25/2019: an astute and seasoned correspondent writes that the issue of whether a property owner must raise constitutional issues in the administrative proceedings was settled in a published opinion that involved the same agency, the California Coastal Commission. See Healing v. Cal. Coastal Comm’n (1994) 22 Cal. App. 4th 1158 (we put in in
Space Still Available: Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference, Oct. 3-4, 2019
Chief Justice Marshall (L) and Professor Wythe (R) request the pleasure of your company at the 16th Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference at the William & Mary Law School, in Williamsburg, Virginia, Thursday and Friday, October 3-4, 2019. Register here, and make your plans to join us.
The Conference’s main event is the awarding of
New Article: “Knick v. Township of Scott: Ending a Catch-22 that Barred Takings Cases from Federal Court”
Takings mavens know lawprof Ilya Somin. Among other things, he’s authored some of the more interesting and useful scholarship in our field.
Here’s his latest, published in the 2019 Cato Supreme Court Review, about the Supreme Court’s latest takings case, Knick v. Township of Scott.
We naturally recommend you read the entirety
Here’s The Agenda And Faculty For The 2020 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain And Land Valuation Litigation Conference, Nashville, Jan 23-25, 2020
You overwhelmingly asked for Nashville, and we’re bringing it to you!
Get ready, and hold your place now: here’s the list of programs and speakers for the 36th Annual ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference, to be held at the Downtown Nashville Hilton, January 23,- 25, 2020. Two-and-a-half days with top-notch national
CA5: Even After Knick, You Still Can’t Sue A State In Federal Court For Money For A Taking
A very short (3 pages) opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in a takings case. In Bay Point Properties, Inc. v. Mississippi Trans. Comm’n, No. 18-60674 (Aug. 27, 2019), the court somewhat cryptically concluded that a property owner who asserted that it was not fully compensated in state court
Get Ready: The 2020 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain And Land Valuation Litigation Conference Agenda Coming Soon
The final agenda and faculty list will soon be officially published, but we wanted to give you a preview of what is in store at the ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation Conference, January 23-25, 2020, at the Nashville Hilton (downtown, just a few steps away from everything that Nashville has to offer).
Don’t
Tuesday Takings Round-Up: Alien Takings; Zombies; Kelo, Philippines-Style; Kafka
Here’s what we are reading this Tuesday:
- Could Eminent Domain Be The Zombie Mall Slayer? (Barista’s note: any time we see use of the eminent domain power bandied about as the solution to problems other than the lack of roads and post offices, we get nervous.)
- RTC: Eminent domain can be delegated to private entities
Law 608: Eminent Domain And Property Rights – Season 2
We’re about to get underway with the fall semester at William and Mary Law School, where we’re again teaching an upper-division course, Eminent Domain and Property Rights.
We’ve more than doubled the size of last year’s enrollment, so it looks like the word is getting out. We cover not only eminent domain and
FedSoc Blog: “After More Than 30 Years, the Supreme Court Reopens the Door To Federal Takings Claims”
Here’s our Federalist Society blog post on Knick, “After More Than 30 Years, the Supreme Court Reopens the Door To Federal Takings Claims.”
Check it out, takings fans.