Complete information, including registration, faculty, and agenda, here.
What If The Government Gives A Takings Party, But Doesn’t Show Up?
We love Leo Rosten’s classic definition of chutzpah: “that quality enshrined in a man who, having killed his mother and father, throws himself on the mercy of the court because he is an orphan.” Mr. Rosten’s dictum stretches around the world — apparently even into its remote corners such as the Northern Marianas Islands.
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Property Reserve Remand: You Get Discovery During Precondemnation Entry Proceedings
Like the Elizabethan gong farmer — whose job it was to police up the unpleasant remnants after the “main event” — the opinion of a court of appeal after a remand from the Supreme Court is often anticlimactic, and other than the parties involved no one really wants to see or hear about it too
Whaddaya Know, There Are Some Limits To Eminent Domain In Connecticut
Here’s one we’ve been waiting for.
In this post (“Sorry Not Sorry? Connecticut Supreme Court Has A Chance To Make Amends For Kelo“), we previewed the arguments and briefs in a case in which the court was considering whether the Transportation Commissioner’s power under Connecticut law to take “land, buildings, equipment or facilities”
South Dakota Takings Trilogy, Part II: You Quick Take It, You Bought It – Standing Down Doesn’t Obviate The Need For Compensation
Here’s South Dakota v. JB Enterprises, Inc., No. 27176 (Dec. 7, 2016), the second in a series of three recent cases decided by the South Dakota Supreme Court involving a highway renovation project by the SD Department of Transportation. (Here’s the first.)
This one involved the DOT’s “quick take” power, and
2017 Hawaii Land Use Law Conference, January 19-20, 2017
Registration is now open for the 2017 Hawaii Land Use Conference, presented by the Hawaii State Bar Association and the University of Hawaii Law School, at the downtown Honolulu YWCA’s Fuller Hall on January 19-20, 2017. “This 2 day conference is a must attend for any attorney or professional whose practice involves land use
Monday Round-Up: Food Takings; Honolulu And Nebraska Takings; Property Rights And The Environment
Here’s what we’re reading today:
- Raisin redux: “Uncle Sam took this farmer’s raisins, and now he wants his money.” No, this isn’t the third time for the Horne case, but a new case seeking just comp in the Court of Federal Claims. Read the story from McClatchy. We’ll post the CFC’s opinion in
Mark Your Calendars: The Land Use Institute Is Returning – February 1-2, 2017, Miami
After a short absence and a change of lead sponsor (from ALI-CLE, to the American Bar Association’s Section of State and Local Government Law), the Land Use Institute is back on.
Download the print brochure here, or visit the LUI web site for more. It will be held February 1-2, 2017, in Miami
West Virginia: No Entry For Pipeline Survey Because It’s A Private Taking
There’s been a few decisions recently about entry to private property in anticipation of condemnation, the most prominent being a ruling from the California Supreme Court that entries which exceed relatively minor inconveniences are takings; the court “reformed” the entry statute to import some of the protections of the eminent domain process, but otherwise gave
ALI-CLE Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference, San Diego, January 26-28, 2017: Final Brochure
Here’s the final brochure for the upcoming ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Conference, set for January 26-28, 2017, in San Diego.
Early registration gets you a discount (code CY009MK), as does multiple registrations from one office, so now’s the time to commit to joining us for our annual gathering (the 34th Annual) of