Appellate law

Here’s another one from the Ninth Circuit, argued on what one advocate called “land use day at the Ninth Circuit” (except, unlike the other two cases argued that day, the decision in this one gets published). 

In Gearing v. City of Half Moon Bay, No. 21-16688 (Dec. 8, 2022), the panel upheld

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This story might be said to have had its roots millions of years ago.

It is about coal, after all. Anthracite coal, to be exact.

But that — and today’s date — should give you a clue that, as we teased in this post a mere 28 days ago (the Supreme Court worked hard

As we noted earlier this week, the Federal Quiet Title Act isn’t exactly on the public radar screens. Especially questions about whether the Act’s 12-year statute of limitations is “jurisdictional” or merely a claims processing rule.

Thus, you are not likely to see throngs of protesters on the Supreme Court steps today (Wednesday, Nov.

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

In this cert petition, business owners on the losing end of a Co-19 shutdown order assert that the Sixth Circuit got it wrong when it concluded that the “overriding public purpose” of the shutdown orders should be given what amounts to dispositive weight under

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The Federal Quiet Title Act isn’t exactly on the public radar screens. Especially questions about whether the Act’s 12-year statute of limitations is “jurisdictional” or merely a claims processing rule.

Thus, you are not likely to see throngs of protesters on the Supreme Court steps this Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. when the

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One from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

In In re Financial Oversight & Management Board for Puerto Rico, No. 22-1048 (Nov. 22, 2022), the court affirmed the district court’s 12(b)(6) dismissal of a takings claim because the government didn’t actually force the plaintiff credit unions into buying what the complaint

A quick one (2 page, per curiam) from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to send you into the holiday.

In Devillier v. Texas, No. 21-40750 (Nov. 12, 2022), the court summarily concluded that “the Fifth Amendment Takings Clause as applied to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment does not provide

Here it is, the official agenda and program for the 40th ALI-CLE Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference, February 2-4, 2023 (with a special event the evening of Wednesday, February 1, 2023 to entice you to arrive early).

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Here’s the brochure with the complete agenda, schedule, and faculty listing. But to tempt you,

Well, that was quick. As we noted here, we recently argued a case in the Ninth Circuit (October 20, 2022) about whether a regulatory takings claim is ripe

Not long after we posted the argument recording, the Ninth Circuit panel issued a short memorandum opinion rejecting our arguments wholesale (November 1, 2022).

So earlier

Just missed

Yes, the granddaddy of all SCOTUS regulatory takings cases, from which we got such phrases as these was argued 100 years ago this day.

  • The general rule, at least, is that, while property may be regulated to a certain extent, if regulation goes too far, it will be recognized as a taking.”
  • Government