Here’s a cert petition we’ve been waiting to drop, in a case we’ve been following out of Florida.
In Town of Ponce Inlet v. Pacetta, LLC, No. 5D14-4520 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. June 16, 2017), the Florida District Court of Appeal reversed a Lucas takings verdict, concluding the case might not even be ripe
A short, but published, opinion from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
In Archbold-Garrett v. New Orleans, No. 17-30692 (June 22, 2018), the court held that the plaintiffs’ Fourth Amendment, Fifth Amendment, and Fourteenth Amendment claims (search and seizure, compensation, and procedural due process) were ripe for federal court, even though
This one is more for our muni law friends, but today’s post also has two eminent domain angles.
Anyone who has been to a city council meeting knows at least one fellow like this, considered a pain-in-the-butt by officials. A gadfly, who testifies on seemingly every issue. This is Fane Lozman, eminent domain protester
A quick check of the Supreme Court’s docket in the Knick v. Township of Scott case shows that no less than 18 amici briefs have been filed top side. Not all of them in support of the Petitioner mind you (two, the briefs of the United States and of the American Planning Association, are in
You have about a week to reserve your tickets for the exclusive Honolulu screening of “Little Pink House,” the feature film about the Kelo v. City of New London case, scheduled for June 11, 2018:
Two key dates:
Here’s some of the things we’re reading or reviewing today, focused on the legal scholars and takings (with the last one being of general interest):
You might not think that the conclusion which the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reached in M.A.K. Investment Group, LLC v. City of Glendale, No. 16-1492 (May 14, 2018) would be all that controversial: when private property is declared by a municipality to be “blighted” and subject to redevelopment (and eminent
Little Pink House, the feature film about the Kelo v. City of New London case is in general release, and is now scheduled for a special screening in Honolulu in June.
Mark two dates on your calendar:
A water district, with regulatory approvals and permits from the California Department of Health Services, added chemicals — “secondary disinfectants” — to the tap water system to make the water safe to drink. The water complied with all federal and California drinking standards.
Sounds good. No one wants undrinkable drinking water. Problem was these additives caused
Surge pricing applies!
You really have to feel for taxi operators who invested what could be huge amounts of money to obtain a taxi medallion getting whacked by the competition from ridesharing outfits like Lyft and Uber. These services look and feel an awful lot like taxis, don’t they? As we wrote in a recent