Greetings from the William and Mary Law School in (rainy) Williamsburg, Virginia, where we’re speaking at the 12th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference.
This year’s B-K Prize winner is Harvard Law’s Joseph Singer, who we wrote is “an interesting choice, given his theory that a ‘robust regulatory structure’ goes hand-in-hand with property
We don’t often post trial court decisions, but this recent ruling from an Idaho trial court awarding a property owner approximately $400,000 in fees and costs was a good read, and we’d like to share it with you all.
This is a ruling issued after a trial to determine just compensation for the partial taking
We’re not exactly sure why, but the facts in State of Texas v. Treeline Partners, Ltd., No. from the Texas Court of Appeals just crack us up.
First, the court comes up with a definition of “lowball” —
In attempting to ask potential jurors whether they believe that the State “lowballs,” the State’s
According to the New London paper, here’s who is going to play Susette Kelo in the upcoming film version of Little Pink House. And no, it isn’t Brooke Shields.
Here are our casting choices.
In those states with a commission process in condemnation, any guess where an appellate court comprised of judges will come down on who gets to make the final call about what evidence is admissible — a judge or the commissioners?
Well, if you guessed the judge, you’d be right. In Regional Transportation Dist. v. 750 W. 48th Ave., LLC
Here’s what we are reading today, eminent domain with a slightly offbeat theme:
You remember that case about property on the rural north shore of Oahu, in which the City and County of Honolulu is condemning a vacant parcel in order to build a new fire station. The City hasn’t moved on building the station and hasn’t included money in the budget to do so. There’s even some question
As we’ve done every year lately, we’re soon headed to the Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference at the William and Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia.
This year, the B-K Property Rights Prize will be awarded to Harvard lawprof Joseph Singer, who is, shall we say, an interesting choice, given his theory that a “robust
We have learned that the North Carolina Supreme Court has granted the State’s request to review Kirby v. North Carolina Dep’t of Transportation, No. COA14-184 (Feb. 17, 2015).
That’s the case in which the Court of Appeals not only held that the property owners’ claims were ripe, but that the Map Act — which gives
A piece on the humor site Cracked, “4 Thriving Communities That Rich People Destroyed On Purpose,” tells an old story: modest-but-decent places “redeveloped” into (1) Dodger Stadium, (2) Brazil’s Olympic venues; (3) the Salton Sea, and (4) Central Park, respectively.
(We note that the segment on the Salton Sea is the