Here are some upcoming events in which you may be interested, in chronological order:
Here’s the full agenda for the 2016 Eminent Domain and Land Valuation Litigation / Condemnation 101 Conference, January 28-30, 2016, in Austin, Texas.
Together with our friend and colleague Joe Waldo, we think we’re put together a pretty good program that covers a lot of ground. This is the first time the conference has been
Earlier today, I moderated a panel of expert speakers on the topic of “Civil Forfeiture of Property” at the 12th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference at William and Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Sara Sun Beale of Duke Law, Scott Bullock of the Institute for Justice, and Sandra Guerra Thompson of the University of Houston
Check this out, a story in the September 28, 2015 edition of the New York Times, “Owner of Grand Central Sues Developer and City for $1.1 Billion Over Air Rights.”
Reminds us of this obscure Supreme Court case we heard about…
The Times reports that the current owner of Grand Central Terminal
Look what arrived in the mail, a copy of the ABA Section of State and Local Government Law’s recently-published Municipal Law Deskbook, edited by our friend and colleague, Oregon’s Bill Scheiderich.
We received a gratis copy because we authored the chapter on Regulatory Takings. The book is designed as a quick reference guide
We’re in Detroit and environs for the weekend, doing some scouting for an upcoming meeting of the ABA’s Section of State and Local Government Law.
Had a Faygo Redpop at the site of Tiger Stadium in Corktown, dinner in Poletown, a fresh peach at the Saturday Eastern Market, and read this recent Sixth
Here’s the cert petition you knew was coming, which asks the U.S. Supreme Court to review the California Supreme Court’s decision upholding the City of San Jose’s “inclusionary housing” requirement by applying rational basis review. The California court held the requirement was not an “exaction,” and was no more than a mere zoning regulation or
Those of you who are members of the ABA Section of State and Local Government Law, tune in tomorrow, Friday, September 11, 2015 for the Land Use Committee’s monthly call.
It will feature two speakers, talking about the California Supreme Court’s recent decision upholding San Jose’s “workforce housing” requirement against a claim that it was
Here’s one from the Connecticut Appellate Court which combines two of our favorite geeky topics: takings and muni law.
In Turn of River Fire Dep’t, Inc. v. City of Stamford, No. AC 36468 (Sep. 15, 2015), the court concluded it was not a violation of the Takings Clause for the voters of the city to amend
Here’s what we are reading today, eminent domain with a slightly offbeat theme: