Who among us hasn’t, at one point or another, found some comfort in that icon of mid-century americana, the greasy spoon diner? In the words of Martin Sexton:
Like a locomotive they were streamlined
And the blue prints were drawn up from a dream of mine
Slap ’em up put ’em on the train
In the latest chapter is the Skyland Shopping Center saga, Rumber v. District of Columbia, No. 09-7035 (D.C. Cir. Feb. 26, 2010) (per curiam), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit got rid of most of the 17 plaintiffs by determining they did not have standing to object to a condemnation,
An interesting difference of opinion about the message in the current blockbuster Avatar. Eminent domain mavens Gideon Kanner and Rick Rayl initially agree that it’s not about eminent domain, but diverge on their philosophical approaches to the issue.
Rather than attempt to summarize their respective positions, it’s probably better we just refer you to
Today, we filed the final briefs in the latest phase of County of Hawaii v. C&J Coupe Family Ltd. P’ship,two condemnation appeals presently before the Hawaii Supreme Court arising out of the County’s attemptsto take a Kona family’s property.
We filed this brief replying to the developer’s Answering Brief, and this brief in
The Connecticut Supreme Court has issued opinions in a trio of closely-watched eminent domain cases. The first two opinions deal with technicalities of eminent domain law, but the third overturns a $12 million jury verdict that the Town of Branford, Connecticut abused its eminent domain power.
In Town of Branford v. Santa Barbara, SC
We just wrapped up the annual three-day Festival of Eminent Domain Law, otherwise known as the American Law Institute | American Bar Association’s two CLE conferences, “Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation,”and “Condemnation 101: How To Prepare and Present an Eminent DomainCase.”
Dana Berliner, Matt Fellerhoff and I spoke about about “Winning Arguments in
There is still time to register for the two ALI-ABA eminent domain conferences, “Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation,” and “Condemnation101: How To Prepare and Present an Eminent Domain Case,” being heldconcurrently at the Westin Kierland Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Thefirst course is designed for attorneys with some condemnationexperience, while the second is an introduction
In City of Omaha v. Tract No. 1, No. A-09-323 (Jan. 26, 2010), the Nebraska Court of Appeals held that a post-Kelo “no takings for economic development” statute did not prohibit the city from taking property for a decleration lane on a public road simply because the lane leads to a “well-known national
One of the benefits of doing your own blog is that every now and then you are allowed to engage in a little shameless self-promotion (what’s this “every now and then?”).
Well, here goes.
The ABA has announced the forthcoming publication of a new book by the State and Local Government Law Section: At the
I just received my copy of the latest edition of Professor Steven J. Eagle‘s definitive treatise Regulatory Takings (Lexis/Nexis, 4th ed. Dec. 2009).
Like the earlier editions, this is a must-have for every land use and property law attorney’s back bookshelf.
Chapters include “Property Rights and Their Sources,” “The Ascendancyof Land Use Regulation,” “Analytical