One of the benefits of doing your own blog is that every now and then you are allowed to engage in a little shameless self-promotion (what’s this “every now and then?”).
Well, here goes.
The ABA has announced the forthcoming publication of a new book by the State and Local Government Law Section: At the
I just received my copy of the latest edition of Professor Steven J. Eagle‘s definitive treatise Regulatory Takings (Lexis/Nexis, 4th ed. Dec. 2009).
Like the earlier editions, this is a must-have for every land use and property law attorney’s back bookshelf.
Chapters include “Property Rights and Their Sources,” “The Ascendancyof Land Use Regulation,” “Analytical
Next Tuesday (January 12, 2010) from 1-2pm Eastern Time, I’ll be speaking at a teleconference on land use exactions for members of the International Municipal Lawyers Association. I’ll be the guest of nationally-renown land use law experts Professor Dan Mandelker and attorney Dwight Merriam.
More information here.
The property owners and the County of Maui have filed their opposition and reply briefs regarding the cross motions for summary judgment in the Maui affordable housing case now being litigated in the U.S. District Court, Kamaole Pointe Development LP v. County of Maui, No. 07-00447 DAE (D. Haw.).
The case is a challenge
Here’s the latest in the Maui affordable housing case now being litigated in the U.S. District Court, Kamaole Pointe Development LP v. County of Maui, No. 07-00447 DAE (D. Haw.). The case is a challenge to the County of Maui’s “workforce housing”ordinance, enacted in in 2006, which imposes a40% to 50% affordable requirement on
Earlier this week, the Supreme Court declined review of the Ninth Circuit’s decision in McClung v. City of Sumner, 548 F.3d 1219 (9th Cir. 2008). In that case, the Ninth Circuit held:
This casepresents an issue of first impression in this Circuit — whether alegislative, generally applicable development condition that does notrequire the owner
Items of note for your Friday consideration:
The Washington Examiner has published an op-ed about McClung v. City of Sumner, 548 F.3d 1219 (9th Cir. 2008), petition for cert. filed May 2, 2009, “When the Government Takes Your Money, It Takes Your Property,” by Cato Institute’s Ilya Shapiro and Pacific Legal Foundation’s Lauren Wiggins (who filed an amicus brief
Several items of interest:
A cert petition has been filed seeking review of the Ninth Circuit’s decision in McClung v. City of Sumner, 548 F.3d 1219 (9th Cir. 2008), the case in which the court held:
This case presents an issue of first impression in this Circuit — whether a legislative, generally applicable development condition that does not