One last reminder that there’ still time to register for the upcoming Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference at the William and Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia, September 29-30, 2022. If you can’t make it to the historic campus, there’s an option to attend remotely.
In our opinion, the Conference is the best of its kind
A short one (unpublished) from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, considering an issue we’ve been following: what is the effect of the government’s claim that it is regulating property for what looks like a valid “police power” purpose?
As noted, that’s a road we’ve been down before. Here’s a sampling:
There’s still space for you to join us — preferably in-person, but remotely if that is not possible for you — at the 19th Annual Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference, September 29-30, 2022, at the William and Mary Law School in Williamsburg.
The American Law Institute was kind enough to post a notice about the Conference
You’ll definitely want to check out the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit’s opinion in Makrilov v. City of Jersey City, No. 21-1786 (Aug. 16, 2022).
Not because it reaches any earth-shattering conclusions — the opinion unsurprisingly concluded that the city’s restricting (but not eliminating) short-term rentals (less than thirty days) was
Today’s a busy day, so we can’t lay out the details of the Texas Court of Appeals’ opinion in City of Dallas v. Trinity East Energy, LLC, No. 05-20-00550-DV (Aug. 1, 2022). But we want to post up the decision and urge you to read it because it is a rare bird: not only
The International Right of Way Association‘s Real Estate Law Committee produces twice-a-year reports “which contain summaries of eminent domain decisions and legislation within the United States.”
And what is really nice is that they make the report available.
We’re posting it here because we’re one of the co-authors. Hat tip to our co-authors
By now, you know that the 19th Brigham-Kanner Property Rights Conference is set for September 29-30, 2022, at the William and Mary Law School in Williamsburg, Virginia (register here – space is limited – fee ranges from free to $195 – a bargain!). And you know that our colleague Jim Burling is this
Here’s what we’re reading today:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit’s decision in Nowlin v. Pritzker, No. 21-1279 (May 20, 2022), adds to a long line of rulings denying takings claims for coronavirus-related business shutdowns.
This one challenged the Illinois governor’s executive orders which required “non-essential” businesses to shut down or reduce operations, and limited the
In FTB Everett Realty, LLC v. Mass. Gaming Comm’n, No. SJC-13196 (May 23, 2022), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court revived a property owner’s Penn Central takings claim, reversing the trial court grant of summary judgment to the Commission.
This one deals with the intricacies of gambling law and the process necessary to approve the