Early next month, the California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases which we’ve been closely following:
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The Nollans own a beachfront lot in Ventura County, California. A quarter-mile north of their property is Faria County Park, an oceanside public park with a public beach and recreation area. Another public beach area, known locally as “the Cove,” lies 1,800 feet south of their lot. A concrete seawall approximately eight feet high separates |
As we noted here (“Latest On The Latest Hawaii Takings Case: Unconstitutional Conditions, Statutes Of Limitations, And Vested Rights“) the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii is considering a regulatory takings case (removed by the defendant State of Hawaii from Hawaii courts) involving a stalled development on the Big Island.
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You can really breathe in San Jose
They’ve got a lot of space
There’ll be a place where I can stay.
I was born and raised in San Jose
I’m going back to find some peace of mind in San Jose
Today, in this order after a series of rescheduled considerations that had seen the
The U.S. and Hawaii flags at half-staff this morning at the Hawaii Capitol
So Justice Scalia is gone. We all knew this day had to come, eventually. But we were not prepared for it so soon.
With his opinions in Nollan, Lucas, Rapanos, and Stop the Beach Renourishment, I think it
Here’s the latest on a takings case that is winding its way through the U.S. District Court in Honolulu. Yes, you read that right: a takings case being litigated in federal court.
Intrigued? Read on.
We’ve covered this case and the related state court litigation several times here before, so this isn’t entirely unfamiliar ground. This
The second day of the 2016 ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation conference went as well as the first. Here are some highlights:
Here’s what’s going on today, the first day of the 33d annual ALI-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation conference in Austin, Texas. We’re at standing room only, with a record number of attendees and our usual nationally renown faculty.
We started off the day with our usual “Eminent Domain Update” session with Amy
Austin, Texas, is where we’re at for the next few days, for the 2016 edition of the American Law Institute-CLE Eminent Domain and Land Valuation conference, now in its 33d year. First time we’re in Austin, however, and our registration numbers are looking very good, and we haven’t had this big a turnout in years.
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear what might have been a major property rights case, California Building Industry Ass’n v. City of San Jose, No. 15-330 (cert. petition filed Oct. 16, 2015).
In that case, the California Supreme Court upheld the city’s “affordable housing” requirement against a challenge which asserted that
