This one is not about takings, but this cert petition does relate to land and water, and come on, when the case involves Tombstone, Arizona calling out the federal government to a showdown — not at High Noon, but in the High Court — do you think we could have passed up the opportunity to
More On Casitas Water Rights Takings Case: “[T]he touchstone for takings cases is whether the property owner is being treated unfairly”
Here are some thoughts about the Federal Circuit’s recent opinion in Casitas Municipal Water District v. United States, No. 2012-5033 (Feb. 27, 2013). It’s a long opinion, and we haven’t had a chance to digest it in detail, so these thoughts are not ours but are informative nonetheless. We offer this link to “
Podcast And Video: The PLDC And Property Rights In Hawaii – A Panel Discussion
(We’re not sure who captured and posted the above video — wasn’t us — but to whomever did so, thank you.)
Earlier this week, our colleague Mark M. Murakami spoke at the University of Hawaii Law School on a panel about “The PLDC and Property Rights in Hawaii.” PLDC refers to the Public
Fed Cir: Water Rights Takings Claim Not Ripe
This just in. The Federal Circuit has issued an opinion in Casitas Municipal Water District v. United States, No. 2012-5033 (Feb. 27, 2013), a case we’ve been following for a while.
The court affirmed the CFC’s dismissal of the case on ripeness grounds:
Casitas Municipal Water District (“Casitas”) operates the Ventura River Project (the
Links And Materials From Today’s ABA Takings Teleconference
Here are the links to the materials and briefs from the Supreme Court’s three taking cases which we are discussing at today’s teleconference sponsored by the ABA’s Section on Litigation’s Environmental Litigation Commitee and the Condemnation, Zoning, and Land Use Committee.
Post-telecon note: thanks to everyone for joining us. I will be posting up the
Still Time To Join Us Tomorrow For ABA Takings Roundable (Free!)
Did we say free? (If you are an ABA member, that is.)
Join us for a teleconference jointly sponsored by the ABA’s Section on Litigation’s Environmental Litigation Commitee and the Condemnation, Zoning, and Land Use Committee to discuss the latest and greatest in takings law, specifically the three cases the U.S. Supreme Court is ruling
Cal App: Plastic Bag Ban Not A “Tax” Subject To Voter Approval
Here’s the latest in an issue we’ve been following, just because if the plastic bag ban hasn’t reached your jurisdiction yet, it certainly will (it has been adopted across Hawaii’s counties except for the City and County of Honolulu, for example).So it’s worthwhile to keep up with developments.
Portland: Planning Utopia Or Hipster Paradise?
Having recently attended the 7th International Conference of the Academic Association on Planning, Law, and Property Rights in Portland, Oregon, we offer this irreverent view of that city’s culture, “Insufferable Portland,” by Mark Hemingway at the Weekly Standard. The landscape he portrays should be familiar to anyone who knows Portland, Berkeley, the
Upcoming Event: The PLDC and Property Rights in Hawaii
On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 from 7:15 – 8:309 p.m. in Classroom #2, the University of Hawaii Law School is sponsoring a talk about “The PLDC and Property Rights in Hawaii,” which will feature our Damon Key colleague Mark M. Murakami.
PLDC refers to the Public Land Development Corporation, a state
PLF’s Jim Burling To Discuss Property Rights And The Environment At U.H. Law School
Mark your calendars: on Thursday, February 21, 2013, James Burling, director of the Pacific LegalFoundation and principal attorney at PLF’s Property Rights practice group and U. Hawaii lawprof Maxine Burkett willdiscuss “Do Property Rights Matter When The Environment IsGoing To Hell In A Handbasket?“
The forum — presented by the EnvironmentalLaw Program