If that headline calls out to you, congratuations: you are officially a takings nerd.
In Brandt v. United States, No. 12-5050 (Mar. 26, 2013), the Federal Circuit held that a takings claim originally submitted as a compulsory counterclaim to the federal government’s attempt to quiet title in a District Court action — which was…
Here’s the transcript from today’s Supreme Court oral arguments in Horne v. United States Dep’t of Agriculture, No. 12-123 (cert. granted Nov. 20, 2012).
Here’s a recap of the arguments from Lyle Dennison at SCOTUSblog: “If only it were simple…“
Here’s the Reply Brief in Horne v. United States Dep’t of Agriculture, No. 12-123 (cert. granted Nov. 20, 2012), the case asking whether in an enforcement action by the USDA, California raisin farmers can raise the defense that the requirement they turn over to the government a certain percentage of their yearly crop would…
Yesterday, we posted our thoughts about the upcoming (March 20) Supreme Court oral arguments in Horne v. United States Dep’t of Agriculture, No. 12-123 (cert. granted Nov. 20, 2012), the case asking whether in an enforcement action by the USDA, California raisin farmers can raise the defense that the requirement they turn over to…
Koontz Sets The Stage
The apparent sticking point during the January oral arguments in n Koontz v. St Johns River Water Mgmt Dist., No. 11-1447 (cert. granted Oct. 5, 2012), came to light via Justice Scalia’s questioning of the property owner’s counsel about whether anything had been “taken” when a property owner refused to…
Here’s more about the Federal Circuit’s decision in Lost Tree Village, a case we covered here: US Army Corps Denies A § 404 Permit: Can A Takings Claim Be Based OnConsideration Of The Economic Affect On the Wetlands Parcel Only? from Abbott & Kindermann’s Land Use Blog.
Earlier, we posted the initial briefs in Big Oak Farms, Inc. v. United States, a case now pending in the Court of Federal Claims. Or, more correctly, perhaps being revived in the CFC because it was dismissed earlier.
The property owner in Big Oak Farms is seeking compensation for the flooding of its land…
Here’s one more amicus brief (Public Lands Council, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Oregon Cattlemen’s Association, Washington Cattlemen’s Association, and Nevada Cattlemen’s Association) supporting the cert petition in Estate of Hage v. United States, No. 12-918 (cert. petition filed Jan. 17, 2013).
Estate of Hage is the case in which the Federal Circuit held that…
Here are two amicus briefs supporting the cert petition in Estate of Hage v. United States, No. 12-918 (cert. petition filed Jan. 17, 2013). That’s the case in which the Federal Circuit held that a 22-year old takings case was not ripe because even though the agency denied Hage’s every application for a grazing…
Here are some thoughts about the Federal Circuit’s recent opinion in Casitas Municipal Water District v. United States, No. 2012-5033 (Feb. 27, 2013). It’s a long opinion, and we haven’t had a chance to digest it in detail, so these thoughts are not ours but are informative nonetheless. We offer this link to “…
