On October 16, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit heard oral arguments in Rumber v. District of Columbia, No. 09-7035, the appealchallenging an attempt to take a shopping center by the District of Columbia andthe National Capital Revitalization Corporation. We previewed the arguments and posted the briefs of the parties here
Eminent Domain | Condemnation
Latest Interesting Opinions
Here are some recently-released opinions; none so earth-shattering that they merit their own post, but definitely worth reading:
- People ex rel. Dep’t of Transportation v. Acosta, No. C059064 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 26, 2009) – In an eminent domain case, the California Court of Appeals, Third District concludes that a claim for lost goodwill
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New Article: Recent Developments in Public Use and Pretext in Eminent Domain
Each summer, The Urban Lawyer (the ABA’s Section of State and Local Government Law‘s peer-reviewed law review), devotes an issue to recent developments in various areas of law. A subscription to the journal, which is published each quarter, is among the benefits of section membership. The just-published Summer 2009 issue includes my article on…
“A Bizarre Condemnation”
By Robert H. Thomas on
Remember a while back when we noted that a property owner has asked the New Jersey Supreme Court to review what we called a “Kafkaesque” decision by the Appellate Division which held that the government can assert inverse condemnation in order to take property without compensation? See Klumpp v. Borough of Avalon, No. A-2963-07…
Atlantic Yards Oral Argument Media (And Other) Reports
Yesterday, the New York Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in the latest case involving the controversial Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn. We blogged the arguments as we followed along on the live video feed (video archived here).
According to the court’s web site, “[t]he Court normally decides cases within thirty to sixty days…
Video Of Atlantic Yards Oral Arguments
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Missed the live blog and video of the oral arguments in Goldstein v. New York State Urban Development Corp., the latest case involving the controversial Atlantic Yards development and Kelo-like claims of eminent domain abuse in an economic development taking?
Well, you’re in luck — the court has archived…
Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 2 pm EDT: Live Blog Of NY Court Of Appeals Atlantic Yards Eminent Domain Abuse Case Oral Arguments
It appears that the New York Court of Appeals live streams oral arguments, so tomorrow, for the second day in a row, we’ll go live with real-time blogging of an important and fascinating case (today we’re blogging oral arguments in the Hawaii Supreme Court on a land use case).
Starting at 2 pm EDT…
NY Court Of Appeals Oral Arguments In Atlantic Yards Eminent Domain Case
By Robert H. Thomas on
Beginning at 2pm EST on Wednesday, October 14 (thanks, noLandGrab) the New York Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in Goldstein v. New York State Urban Development Corp., the latest case involving the controversial Brooklyn Yards development and Kelo-like claims of eminent domain abuse in an economic development taking.
Professor Callies’ Response To Little Pink House Book Review: New London’s Kelo Taking Was Not To Entice Pfizer
By Robert H. Thomas on
In today’s Honolulu Star-Bulletin, University of Hawaii lawprof David L. Callies responds to my September 20, 2009 review of Jeff Benedict’s book about the U.S. Supreme Court’s infamous Kelo eminent domain case, Little Pink House: a True Story of Defiance and Courage.
In In defense of taking land for public use, Callies…
Condemnation Law Committee – Come Join The Conversation
By Robert H. Thomas on
As I mentioned here, in August, I became the Chair of the Committee on Condemnation Law, a part of the ABA’s State and Local Government Law Section. The Committee includes some very experienced practitioners and scholars, private and government attorneys, and newer lawyers and law students looking to gain experience and a collegial…