Here’s more on a post in May in which we suggested you should get your hands on a copy of Professor Gideon Kanner’s latest article, Detroit and the Decline of Urban America, 2013 Mich. St. L. Rev. 1547 (2014). He writes about the role of eminent domain as one of the six factors contributing to
Farpotshket Alert: Plan To Take Mortgages By Eminent Domain Is Back
Like a visiting relative who won’t go home, the idea to seize underwater-but-performing mortgages is still hanging on. The llatest chapter is brought to us by way of our New York colleague Mike Rikon, who writes:
At a press conference on the steps of City Hall, City Council members and housing advocacy groups called
Cal Supreme Court To Review Eminent Domain Entry Statutes – A Free Pass, Or A Taking?
Update: Here’s a story on the case from the Sacramento Bee (“State Supreme Court to rule in Delta property-rights case“). See also “Property Reserve on Hold: Supreme Court to Review Eminent Domain Right of Entry Statutes” from Brad Kuhn at the California Eminent Domain Law Report.
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Utah: “Serious” Question Whether Excess Taking Is For Public Use
The Utah DOT took all 15 acres of Carlson’s property even though it needed only 1.2 acres for the project. Why? Because it wanted to “avoid[] litigation regarding Carlson’s severance damages.” Well, that’s mighty good of them to want to keep it simple.
Carlson, however, objected on two grounds. First, he asserted that a Utah
Kelo On The Silver Screen: “Culture can help tame eminent domain abuse”
Little Pink House, Jeff Benedict’s book about the Kelo v. City of New London case, looks like it is going to become a feature film.
Earlier, we heard it was going to be a TV (Lifetime) movie with Brooke Shields in the protagonist role, but it appears that they’re going for
Mark Your Calendars: 2015 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation, and Condemnation 101 – February 5-7, 2015, San Francisco
ALI-CLE, the good folks who put on the annual programs on Eminent Domain and Land Valuation, and Condemnation 101: How to Prepare and Present an Eminent Domain Case, have announced the dates and venue for the 2015 conferences:
Thursday – Saturday, February 5-7, 2015
Hotel Nikko, in San Francisco.
Those
Honolulu Rail And The Use Of Eminent Domain
Here are two recent reports on the progress of the Honolulu rail project that should be read in-tandem:
- Property acquisition for rail falls far behind (Star-Advertiser, June 15, 2014)
- City might seize land in Honolulu for rail line (Star-Advertiser, June 20, 2014)
Both stories are partially behind a paywall, but here’s
Wednesday’s Reading List: Vermont Eminent Domain, The Big Island’s Weed Ordinance, And Quo Warranto
Here’s what we’re reading today:
- Eminent Domain, Ultra Vires, and Adverse Possession Walk Into a Bar… – from SCOV Law, a blog about the decisions of the Vermont Supreme Court: “Get ready to dust off your nineteenth-century-property-law hats, folks, cause this case is chock-full of neglected old cases about rail beds, public trails, adverse
Orlando Church To Fight Taking
Here’s a quick update on a recent post about an Orlando church which is being targeted by the city so it can build a new stadium for a privately-owned soccer franchise.
Turns out the church has hired our Owners’ Counsel colleague and friend Andrew Brigham, and will be opposing the taking on public use
RLUIPA And The Condemnation Of Church-Owned Property
Our friends and colleagues over at RLUIPA Defense blog Evan Seeman and Dwight Merriam have posted on a case is generating some media attention, and might be interesting to watch.
Orlando wants — what else — a new sports venue. A soccer stadium. And the city is using — what else — eminent domain to get