This Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at 1pm ET (10am PT) our PLF colleague Chris Kieser will be presenting an American Bar Association webinar, produced by the Real Property, Probate, and Trust Section, “Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid: Supreme Court Weighs in on Definition of ‘Private Property’ and Implications for the Future.”
Land use law
New Article: “Takings, PASH, and the Changing Coastal Environment,” 43 U. Haw. L. Rev. 525 (2021)
Back in February, we were honored to be part of the University of Hawaii Law Review’s symposium “25 Years of PASH,” a retrospective of one of the Hawaii Supreme Court’s most famous (or infamous) decisions, Pub. Access Shoreline Haw. v. Haw. Cnty. Plan. Comm’n, 79 Haw. 425, 903 P.2d 1246 (1993), cert. denied …
Digging A Hole Podcast Takes On Cedar Point Nursery…And Isocracy
Check it out: the “Digging a Hole” Podcast includes in one of its recent episodes a discussion of SCOTUS’s latest takings case, Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid.
Our final guest for Season 3 is Nikolas Bowie, assistant professor of law at Harvard Law School and board member of the ACLU of Massachusetts, Lawyers for…
Still Time To Sign Up For Northwestern L. Rev.’s Symposium: “Reimagining Property Rights in the Era of Inequality” (Friday, Nov. 12, 2021)
“This year, the Northwestern University Law Review presents a symposium on property and inequality, which brings together scholars of legal history, property, tax, land use, fair housing, environmental law, natural resources and water rights, family law, education, and constitutional law, to highlight new scholarship at the intersection of these fields.”
CA6: City Park Causing Public To Use Private Roads Not A Taking Because Owner Can Erect Roadblock
We thought we posted the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit’s recent opinion in a takings case, Golf Village North, LLC v. City of Powell, No. 20-4177 (Sep. 23, 2021), earlier, but a search of the blog reveals we did not, so here we go.
The City built a new 23-acre…
Links And Materials From Today’s Land Use Institute Takings/Eminent Domain Session
LUI Co-Chair Prof. Frank Schnidman introducing the faculty
Here are the links to the cases and issues that we just finished speaking about at the 35th Annual Land Use Institute (more information on the LUI here). Today was day 1 of a multi-day remote program and the sessions are available ala carte, so there’s still…
New Article (Must-Read): Michael Berger, “Whither Regulatory Takings”
Here’s a new law journal article, just published, which we recommend everyone read.
Michael M. Berger, “Whither Regulatory Takings,” 51 Urban Lawyer 171 (2021). Available online here.
If you need encouragement to read it, here’s a sample:
The thrust of this article is severalfold. First, Holmes was right. His simple conclusion on…
Watch: “The Future of Regulatory Takings at the Supreme Court”
In case you missed it live, here’s the recording of the recent one-hour program on “The Future of Regulatory Takings at the Supreme Court,” featuring our colleagues Joshua Thompson (Pacific Legal Foundation) and Paul Utrecht (Utrecht & Lenvin, LLP), with Jim Burling (PLF) moderating.
The program discussed Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid…
2021 Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference (Sep. 30 – Oct. 1, 2021) – Still Time To Join Us
There’s still plenty of time to register and join us for the 18th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference at the William and Mary Law School, Thursday and Friday, September 30 and October 1, 2021.
Yes, you may attend in-person, or remotely. The registration fees are very reasonable, ranging from $0 (yes, free!) to $200…
Registration Open Now: ALI-CLE Eminent Domain & Land Valuation Litigation Conference, Jan 26-29, 2022, Scottsdale
All the topics you want to know about, presented by top-notch faculty from across the nation. Sessions include:
- Keynote: Do Animals Have Property Rights?
- Did the Supreme Court Signal a New Direction in Property Rights in Cedar Point Nursery?
- Maximizing Relocation Benefits: Understanding the Law and Regulations to Ensure Fairness
- Challenging Public Use: Lessons
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