Charley Foster over at Planet Kauai posts a summary of yesterday’s HAWSCT oral arguments in the Hawaii Superferry EIS case. He posts analysis as well as some thoughtful questions on “what next?”
The Supreme Court briefs of the parties are posted here. Planet Kauai has also posted a succinct summary of the briefs…
In The League of Residential Neighborhood Advocates v. City of Los Angeles, No. 06-56211 (Aug. 21, 2007), which I first discussed here a few days ago, the Ninth Circuit invalidated an agreement between the city of Los Angeles and a congregation to settle the congregation’s federal RLUIPA claim. As part of the settlement, the…
Los Angeles entered into settlement agreement with a religious organization to settle a RLUIPA claim. The city agreed as part of that settlement to issue a conditional use permit (CUP) to the congregation. Neighbors complained that city could not agree in settlement agreement to override CUP process, which would have provided the neighbors notice and…
The Honolulu Advertiser has posted an interesting story, on a topic not widely reported. The story, “Hawaii renters fear cost of growth limits,” starts off by noting that development limits have downsides, which may be felt more deeply by some segments of the community:
While a recent survey showed 61 percent of Hawai’i…
Dean Patricia Salkin of the Albany Law School posts Ripeness and Williamson County – 1st, 6th and 7th Circuit Rulings on her land use law blog Law of the Land. The post details three recent cases from the federal circuits about when a regulatory takings or inverse condemnation case is ripe for federal review…
The Hawaii Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Sierra Club’s challenge to the “Hawaii Superferry” on August 23, 2007 at 9 am.
A New York federal court has ruled in favor of a property owner thata municipality wrongfully exercised eminent domain and denied thelandowner procedural due process by not providing proper notice of hisright to contest the taking. Brody v. Village of Port Chester, No. 00 Civ. 7481 (HB) (SDNY, July 18, 2007).
Under the eminent…
Professor Ilya Somin has posted a link to his commentary on the Wilkie v. Robbins decision by the US Supreme Court. Worth a read. My thoughts on the Wilkie decision here.
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