The situation in Hamen v. Hamlin County, No. 28671 (Feb. 10, 2021), a recent opinion by the South Dakota Supreme Court seems pretty bad, but a road we’ve gone down before. Believing that a suspect was inside, the local SWAT team (along with the county Special Response Team — drone and two armored vehicles
CA4: No Facial Penn Central Taking By Development Moratoria
Regulatory takings challenges are no doubt tough. Especially Penn Central regulatory takings challenges. Facial Penn Central regulatory takings claims, moreso.
The U.S. Court of Appeals’ opinion in Clayland Farm Ents, LLC v. Talbot County, No. 19-2102 (Feb. 9, 2021) – the latest in this case we’ve been following – proves the point. The court
Still Time To Join Us: ALI-CLE Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference (Online!) This Thursday & Friday. Tuition Deals! #EminentDomain2021
Yes, it starts tomorrow, Thursday, January 28, 2021, but we’re “remote” this year, so it is not too late to register to join us for the 38th Annual ALI-CLE Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference. This is the “big one” where the nation’s best practitioners, scholars, jurists, and other industry professionals gather to talk
Your 2021 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference (Jan 28-29, Remote) BINGO Card
If you “get” this, you should be registered for the 38th Annual Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference, to be held remotely on Thursday and Friday, January 28-29, 2021.
The list is growing rapidly, and you need to join us!
This is the “big one” where the nation’s best practitioners, scholars, jurists,
Law Students: Register Free For The 38th Annual ALI-CLE Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference (Jan 28-29, 2021)
Are you a law student interested in takings, eminent domain, land use, environmental, and other dirt-lawyering related topics? If so, good news: thanks to the generosity of ALI-CLE, you can register gratis (free!) for the upcoming 38th Annual Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference, to be held remotely on Thursday and Friday,
Registration Open: 38th Annual ALI-CLE Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference, Jan. 28-29, 2021 (Online)
Is Virginia’s Legislative Rewriting Of Existing Electric Easements To Permit Fiber Optic Use Unconstitutional?
Check this out, the Complaint we filed a couple of weeks ago in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia, in Grano v. Rappahannock Elec. Coop., No. 3:20-cv-00065-NKM (W.D. Va. Oct. 28, 2020).
It’s not a true “takings” case because the claims for relief are limited to due process and Contract
Join Us: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020 (3pm ET, 12n PT) For Free (!) Webinar: “Shutdowns, Closures, Moratoria, and Bans”
Join us next Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at 3pm ET (12 noon Pacific) for the free webinar “Shutdowns, Closures, Moratoria, and Bans,” produced by Pacific Legal Foundation and Owners’ Counsel of America.
Along with my colleagues Leslie Fields (Executive Director, OCA), and Jim Burling (PLF), I’ll be talking about the legal foundations for
Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference Videos Now Available
In case you missed any part of it: the recordings of the recent 2020 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference are now available.
Go here for the descriptions of the panels, speakers, and links to the recorded sessions.
This year’s conference, held on October 1-2, opened with the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Prize being awarded to Professor
Utah App: “All bets are off for any actions other than exactness.” Close Enough Isn’t Good Enough In Condemnation – When The Statute Requires Notice To Property Owners Within 10 Days, It Means 10 Days
When an opinion starts off with “[t]his case offers a feast of legal issues – ranging from procedural to constitutional – but its main course is a cautionary tale to government entities: they must follow the exact statutory requirements for bringing a condemnation action[,]” you just know that you have to read the entire thing.